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family of order

Polydesmida Polydesmida (from the Greek ''poly'' "many" and ''desmos'' "bond") is the largest order of millipedes, containing approximately 3,500 species, including all the millipedes reported to produce hydrogen cyanide (HCN). Description Members of the or ...

. The family includes 219 genera. Two new genera were described in 2012.

Genera

A

*'' Achromoporus'' *'' Afolabina'' *'' Alassodesmus'' *'' Allarithmus'' *'' Alocodesmus'' *''

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'' *'' Amphelictogon'' *'' Amphipeltis'' *'' Ancholeptodesmus'' *'' Ancylochetus'' *'' Aneurydesmus'' *'' Angelodesmus'' *'' Anisodesmus'' *'' Ankylophallus'' *'' Antillodesmus'' *'' Antrogonodesmus'' *'' Aplopododesmus'' *'' Arthromachus'' *'' Arthrosolaenomeris'' *'' Astrophogonus'' *'' Attemsiella'' *'' Atylophor''

B

*'' Basacantha'' *'' Baianassa'' *'' Batodesmus'' *'' Beatadesmus'' *'' Belonodesmus'' *'' Benoitesmus'' *'' Biaporus'' *'' Biporodesmus'' *'' Brachyurodesmus'' *'' Brasilodesmus'' *'' Brasiloschubartia''

C

*'' Callistocilla'' *'' Camptomorpha'' *'' Camptomorphoides'' *'' Cantabrodesmus'' *'' Caracodesmus'' *'' Caraibodesmus'' *'' Carlopeltis'' *'' Carloporus'' *'' Catharodesmus'' *'' Cayenniola'' *'' Cearodesmus'' *'' Centrogaster'' *'' Cheirodesmus'' *'' Cheirogonus'' *'' Chelodesmus'' *'' Chondrodesmoides'' *'' Chondrodesmus'' *'' Chondropeltis'' *'' Chondrotropis'' *'' Colombodesmus'' *'' Congesmus'' *'' Cordilleronomus'' *'' Cordyloconus'' *'' Cordyloporella'' *'' Cordyloporus'' *'' Cormodesmus'' *'' Corystauchenus'' *'' Craterodesmus'' *'' Cryptoporatia'' *'' Cryptosolenomeris'' *'' Cubodesmus'' *'' Cyclorhabdoides'' *'' Cyclorhabdus'' *'' Cypraeogona'' *'' Cyrtaphe''

D

*'' Delirus'' *'' Desmacrides'' *'' Desmoleptus'' *'' Dialysogon'' *'' Diaphorodesmus'' *'' Diaphorodesmoides'' *'' Diarcuaria'' *'' Dirharbdophallus'' *'' Doidesmus'' *'' Drepanodesmus'' *'' Dromodesmus'' *'' Dyoparyphe''

E

*'' Ecuadopeltis'' *'' Ellipodesmus'' *'' Entelopus'' *'' Epiporopeltis'' *'' Eressea'' *'' Erythrodesmus'' *'' Ethophallus'' *'' Eucampesmella'' *'' Eucampesmus'' *'' Eucordyloporus'' *'' Eumastostethus'' *'' Eurydesmus'' *'' Euthydesmus'' *'' Eutyporhachis''

G

*'' Gangugia'' *'' Geminodesmus'' *'' Gitadesmus'' *'' Gonioleptodesmus'' *'' Gonorygma'' *'' Goyazodesmus'' *'' Grallodesmus'' *'' Granmadesmus'' *'' Graphidochirus'' *'' Guayapeltis''

H

*'' Harpagodesmus'' *'' Henrisaussurea'' *'' Heptoporodesmus'' *'' Heteropeltis'' *'' Hoffmanodesmus'' *'' Hypodesmus'' *'' Hypselodesmus''

I

*'' Igaraparana'' *'' Iguazus'' *'' Incodesmus'' *'' Inconus'' *'' Iphyria'' *'' Isidrona'' *'' Isodesmus''

K

*'' Kisantus'' *'' Kyphopyge''

L

*'' Lasiomazus'' *'' Leiodesmus'' *'' Leiomodesmus'' *'' Leptherpum'' *'' Leptodesmus'' *'' Lepturodesmus'' *'' Liorhabdus'' *'' Lipodesmus'' *'' Loomisiola'' *'' Lyrodesmus''

M

*''†

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'' *'' Macrocoxodesmus'' *'' Mallotodesmus'' *'' Manfredia'' *'' Manfrediodesmus'' *'' Maracayopus'' *'' Melanodesmus'' *'' Mesodesmus'' *'' Micronchodesmus'' *'' Morogorius'' *'' Morphotelus''

N

*'' Neocamptomorpha'' *'' Neocordyloporus''

O

*'' Obiricodesmus'' *'' Odontokrepis'' *'' Odontopeltis'' *'' Odontotropis'' *'' Oncoleptodesmus'' *'' Oreodesmus''

P

*'' Paltophorus'' *''

Pandirodesmus ''Pandirodesmus'' is a genus of flat-backed millipedes in the family Chelodesmidae, occurring in Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribb ...

'' *'' Pansararium'' *'' Paracordyloporus'' *'' Parastenonia'' *'' Peltoeurydesmus'' *'' Perudesmus'' *'' Peruprion'' *'' Phantasmodesmus'' *'' Phlyzakium'' *'' Phylactophallus'' *'' Pimodesmus'' *'' Platinodesmus'' *'' Platyurodesmus'' *'' Plectrogonodesmus'' *'' Pleuroarium'' *''

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'' *'' Plusioporodesmus'' *'' Podiscodesmus'' *'' Pogonodesmus'' *'' Prepodesmus'' *'' Priodesmus'' *'' Proletus'' *'' Pseudoeurydesmella'' *'' Pseudoeurydesmus'' *'' Pseudoleptodesmus'' *'' Pterygiodesmus'' *'' Ptyxesmus''

Q

*'' Quisquicia''

R

*''

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'' *'' Rhaphandra'' *'' Ricodesmus'' *'' Rupidesmus''

S

*'' Sandalodesmus'' *'' Scaptodesmus'' *'' Schistides'' *'' Scolopopleura'' *'' Solaenorhabdus'' *'' Specioporus'' *'' Stachyproctus'' *'' Stenonia'' *'' Stirosoma'' *'' Stongylomorpha'' *'' Storthotropis'' *'' Strongylosomides'' *'' Synecheporus''

T

*'' Talamancia'' *'' Tanzaniella'' *'' Telonychopus'' *'' Tessarithys'' *'' Thanatomimus'' *'' Thaumatodesmus'' *'' Thymodesmus'' *'' Tidasus'' *'' Tomodesmus'' *'' Trachelodesmus'' *'' Triadesmus'' *'' Trichomorpha'' *'' Tuberodesmus'' *'' Tunochilus'' *'' Tylodesmus'' *'' Typophallus''

U

*'' Uberlandiodesmus''

V

*''

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W

*'' Watoporus''

X

*'' Xeneurydesmus'' *'' Xyodesmus''

Y

*'' Yanadesmus''

Z

*'' Zigwadesmus''

References

Polydesmida Millipede families {{Myriapoda-stub