Tetramerocerata is an
order
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of
pauropods containing 12 different families and about 480 different species. Tetrameroceratans have a 12 segmented body, 4 segmented
antennae, 6
tergites, and 8 to10 legs pairs of legs as adults. Most pauropods in this order have 9 leg pairs as adults,
but four genera (''Cauvetauropus'', ''Aletopauropus'', ''Zygopauropus'', and ''Amphipauropus'') have only 8 pairs,
and adult females in the genus ''Decapauropus'' (in the
Pauropodidae family) have either nine or ten pairs of legs. Pauropods in this order are generally 0.5 mm to 2 mm long, and are usually white or brown.
Tetramerocerata has a
subcosmopolitan distribution, occurring nearly worldwide.
References
External links
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Myriapod orders
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