Platydesmidae Explained
Platydesmidae is a family of millipede in the order Platydesmida. There are at least 2 genera and more than 30 described species in Platydesmidae.
Genera
These two genera belong to the family Platydesmidae:
- Desmethus Chamberlin, 1922
- Platydesmus Lucas, 1843
Further reading
- Millipede Taxonomy after 250 Years: Classification and Taxonomic Practices in a Mega-Diverse yet Understudied Arthropod Group. 2012. Brewer . M. S.. Sierwald . P.. Bond . J. E.. PLOS ONE. 7. 5. e37240. 10.1371/journal.pone.0037240. 2012PLoSO...737240B. 3352885. 22615951. free.
- Millipede (Diplopoda) distributions: A review. 2009. Golovatch. Sergei I.. Kime. R. Desmond. Soil Organisms. 81. 565–597. 2020-01-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230452/http://www.senckenberg.de/files/content/forschung/publikationen/soilorganisms/volume_81_3/24_golovatch.pdf. 2016-03-03. dead.
- Book: Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America. 1999. Hoffman . Richard L.. Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publications. 8. 9781884549120.
- Current status of the myriapod class Diplopoda (millipedes): taxonomic diversity and phylogeny. 2007. Sierwald . Petra. Bond . Jason E.. Annual Review of Entomology. 52. 401–420. 10.1146/annurev.ento.52.111805.090210. 17163800.