Pseudopolydesmus is a genus of flat-backed millipedes in the family Polydesmidae.

Pseudopolydesmus
Pseudopolydesmus canadensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Polydesmida
Family: Polydesmidae
Genus: Pseudopolydesmus

Species

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Formerly, there were at least 12 described species in the genus Pseudopolydesmus.[1][2][3][4] Presently however, following a review published in 2019 which used scanning electron microscopy and ultraviolet fluorescence to produce detailed images of specimens, only the following eight species are recognised:[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Pseudopolydesmus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Iowa State University. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  2. ^ "Pseudopolydesmus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  3. ^ "Shelley R.M. The myriapods, the world's leggiest animals". The Myriapods, the World's Leggiest Animals. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  4. ^ Hoffman, R.L. (1999). "Checklist of Millipeds of North and Middle America". Virginia Museum of Natural History, Special Publication No. 8
  5. ^ Petra Sierwald, FLS; Derek A. Hennen; Xavier J. Zahnle; Stephanie Ware; Paul E. Marek (2019). "Taxonomic synthesis of the eastern North American millipede genus Pseudopolydesmus (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Polydesmidae), utilizing high-detail ultraviolet fluorescence imaging". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 187 (1): 117–142. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz020.