Desmoxytes planata, is a species of millipedes in the family Paradoxosomatidae.[1] It is a pantropical species with a vast distribution due to human interference in transportation.[2] It is native to Andaman Islands and introduced to Thailand, the Seychelles, Java, Sri Lanka,[3] Fiji and probably in Malay Peninsula.[4]

Desmoxytes planata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Polydesmida
Family: Paradoxosomatidae
Genus: Desmoxytes
Species:
D. planata
Binomial name
Desmoxytes planata
(Pocock, 1895)
Synonyms
  • Pratinus planatus Pocock, 1895
  • Desmoxytes coniger Chamberlin, 1923
  • Euphyodesmus (Ceylonesmus) vector Chamberlin, 1941

Live specimens are pink colored.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Desmoxytes planata (Pocock, 1895) (accepted name)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  2. ^ Liu, W.; Golovatch, S. I.; Tian, M. (2014). "A review of the dragon millipede genus Desmoxytes Chamberlin, 1923 in China, with descriptions of four new species (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae)". ZooKeys (448): 9–26. doi:10.3897/zookeys.448.8081. PMC 4233391. PMID 25408607.
  3. ^ "Annotated checklist of millipedes (Myriapoda: Diplopoda) of Sri Lanka". Research Gate. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  4. ^ "The Milliped Family Paradoxosomatidae in the Hawaiian Islands (Diplopoda: Polydesmida)" (PDF). Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  5. ^ Srisonchai, Ruttapon; Enghoff, Henrik; Likhitrakarn, Natdanai; Panha, Somsak (2018-05-29). "A revision of dragon millipedes I: genus Desmoxytes Chamberlin, 1923, with the description of eight new species (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae)". ZooKeys (761): 1–177. doi:10.3897/zookeys.761.24214. ISSN 1313-2989. PMC 5988806. PMID 29875597.