Lissodesmus

Lissodesmus
Lissodesmus nivalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Polydesmida
Family: Dalodesmidae
Genus: Lissodesmus
Chamberlin, 1920
Synonyms
  • Australopeltis Johns, 1964
  • Pseudoprionopeltis (Australopeltis) Johns, 1964

Lissodesmus is a genus of the Dalodesmidae family of Millipedes. Species of the genus are found in Australia. They are commonly known as Tasmanian multipedes.

Species

Currently there are 30 accepted species in the genus Lissodesmus according to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). A further species was discovered in 2018 from Tasmania, Australia.

Former species

References

  1. ↑ "WoRMS Taxon Details: Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920". WoRMS. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  2. ↑ Jeekel, Casimir Albrecht Willem (1984). "Millipedes from Australia, 7: the identity of the genus Lissodesmus Chamberlin, with the description of four new species from Tasmania (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Dalodesmidae)" (PDF). Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania. 118: 85–102. doi:10.26749/rstpp.118.85. Wikidata Q118849558.
  3. ↑ "Tasmanian Multipedes". polydesmida. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  4. ↑ Mesibov, Robert Evan (2018). "A new, alpine species of Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920 from Tasmania, Australia (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Dalodesmidae)". ZooKeys. 754 (754): 103–111. doi:10.3897/zookeys.754.25704. PMC 5945703. PMID 29755258. Wikidata Q54802869.