Montaphe is a genus of flat-backed millipedes in the family Xystodesmidae. There are at least two described species in Montaphe.[1][2][3][4]
| Montaphe | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | Polydesmida |
| Family: | Xystodesmidae |
| Tribe: | Chonaphini |
| Genus: | Montaphe Chamberlin, 1949 |
Species
editThese two species belong to the genus Montaphe:
- Montaphe elrodi (Chamberlin, 1913)
- Montaphe paraphoena Shelley, 1994
References
edit- ^ "Montaphe". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Montaphe". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Montaphe genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ Shelley, R. M. "The myriapods, the world's leggiest animals". University of Tennessee. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
Further reading
edit- Hoffman, Richard L. (1999). Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America. Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publications. Vol. 8. ISBN 9781884549120.
- Golovatch, Sergei I.; Kime, R. Desmond (2009). "Millipede (Diplopoda) distributions: A review" (PDF). Soil Organisms. 81: 565–597. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
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