Myriapodology is the scientific study of

myriapod Myriapods () are the members of subphylum Myriapoda, containing arthropods such as millipedes and centipedes. The group contains about 13,000 species, all of them terrestrial. Although molecular evidence and similar fossils suggests a diversifi ...

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centipede Centipedes (from Neo-Latin , "hundred", and Latin , "foot") are predatory arthropods belonging to the class Chilopoda (Ancient Greek , ''kheilos'', "lip", and Neo-Latin suffix , "foot", describing the forcipules) of the subphylum Myriapoda, ...

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millipede Millipedes (originating from the Latin , "thousand", and , "foot") are a group of arthropods that are characterised by having two pairs of jointed legs on most body segments; they are known scientifically as the class Diplopoda, the name derive ...

s. The field of myriapodology can also cover other myriapods such as

pauropod Pauropoda is a class of small, pale, millipede-like arthropods in the subphylum Myriapoda. More than 900 species in twelve families are found worldwide, living in soil and leaf mold. Pauropods look like centipedes or millipedes and may be a sist ...

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symphylan Symphylans, also known as garden centipedes or pseudocentipedes, are soil-dwelling arthropods of the class (biology), class Symphyla in the subphylum Myriapoda. Symphylans resemble centipedes, but are very small, non-venomous, and Myriapoda#Myri ...

s. Those who study myriapods are myriapodologists.

Societies

* International Society of Myriapodology

Journals

* ''International Journal of Myriapodology'' * ''Myriapodologica'' * ''Myriapod Memoranda''

Notable myriapodologists

Carl Attems Carl August Graf Attems-Petzenstein (13 October 1868 in Graz, Austria – 19 April 1952 in Vienna) was an Austrian myriapoda, myriapodologist and invertebrate zoology, invertebrate zoologist. He published 138 scientific papers, most of them d ...

(1868–1952), Austrian zoologist, described over 1,000 species * Stanley Graham Brade-Birks (1887-1982), English myriapodologist who with Hilda K Brade-Birks authored ''Notes on Myriapoda'': 23 papers jointly from 1916 to the 1920s; then twelve more solo until 1939Stanley Graham Brade-Birks (1887-1982
/ref> * Henry W. Brolemann (1860–1933), French myriapodologist, described around 500 species *

Ralph Vary Chamberlin Ralph Vary Chamberlin (January 3, 1879October 31, 1967) was an American biologist, Ethnography, ethnographer, and historian from Salt Lake City, Utah. He was a faculty member of the University of Utah for over 25 years, where he helped establish ...

(1879–1967), American arachnologist and myriapodologist, described over 1,000 species * Orator F. Cook (1867–1949), American botanist and myriapodologist, co-described world's leggiest species, ''

Illacme plenipes ''Illacme plenipes'' is a siphonorhinid millipede found in the central region of the U.S. state of California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific ...

'' * Richard L. Hoffman (1927–2012), American entomologist, described over 600 myriapod taxa * C. A. W. Jeekel (1922–2010), Dutch entomologist, produced the ''Nomenclator Generum et Familiarum Diplopodorum'' which pioneered modern millipede taxonomy * Otto Kraus (1930–2017), German myriapodologist and arachnologist, described nearly 500 species * Robert Latzel (1845–1919), Austrian myriapodologist, pioneered use of

gonopod Gonopods are specialized appendages of various arthropods used in reproduction or egg-laying. In males, they facilitate the transfer of sperm from male to female during mating, and thus are a type of intromittent organ. In crustaceans and millipe ...

s in taxonomy * Harold F. Loomis (1896–1976) American botanist and myriapodologist, described over 300 species * Paola Manfredi (1889–1989) Italian myriapodologist * Yu-Hsi Wang Moltze (1910–1968), Chinese myriapodologist *

Filippo Silvestri Filippo Silvestri (22 June 1873 – 10 June 1949) was an Italian entomologist. He specialised in world Protura, Thysanura, Diplura and Isoptera, but also worked on Hymenoptera, Myriapoda and Italian Diptera. He is also noted for describing a ...

(1873–1949), Italian entomologist, described over 600 species *

Ödön Tömösváry Ödön Tömösváry (''Edmund Tömösváry'', October 12, 1852, in Magyaró – August 15, 1884, in Déva) was a Hungarian naturalist, myriapodologist and entomologist. In 1883 he made the seminal description of peculiar sensory organ of myriap ...

(1852–1884), Hungarian

naturalist Natural history is a domain of inquiry involving organisms, including animals, fungi, and plants, in their natural environment, leaning more towards observational than experimental methods of study. A person who studies natural history is cal ...

, namesake of

organ of Tömösváry Tömösváry organs, also known as temporal organs or postantennal organs are specialized paired sensory organs found in certain groups of myriapods (e.g. centipedes and millipedes) and hexapods (e.g. springtail Springtails (class Collembola) f ...

Karl Wilhelm Verhoeff Karl (or Carl) Wilhelm Verhoeff (25 November 1867 – 6 December 1945) was a German myriapodologist and entomologist, specialising in myriapods (millipedes, centipedes, and related species) as well as woodlice and to a lesser extent insects. Bio ...

(1867–1944), German entomologist, described over 1,000 myriapod species

References

External links

International Society of Myriapodology Official site

International Journal of Myriapodology

International Society of Myriapodology and Onychophorology

British Myriapod & Isopod Group
{{Authority control Subfields of arthropodology