Polyxenida

Not to be confused with Polyxenidas.
"Bristle millipede" redirects here. Not to be confused with the bristly millipede, Polyxenus lagurus.

Polyxenida
Temporal range: Barremian–Present
Polyxenus lagurus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Subclass: Penicillata
Latrielle, 1831
Order: Polyxenida
Verhoeff, 1934
Families
Synonyms

Subclass
Pselaphognatha Latzel, 1884
Schizocephala Verhoeff, 1926
Order
Ancyrotricha Cook, 1895

Segmentation of Polyxenida millipedes. From top to bottom:
Lophoturus madecassus
Other Lophoproctidae and Polyxenidae
Condexenus biramipalpus and Phryssonotus brevicapensis
Other Phryssonotus

Polyxenida is an order of millipedes readily distinguished by a unique body plan consisting of a soft, non-calcified body ornamented with tufts of bristles. These features have inspired the common names bristly millipedes or pincushion millipedes.[1][2] This order includes about 148 species in four families worldwide, which represent the only living members of the subclass Penicillata.[3][4]

  1. ^ Henen, Derek; Brown, Jeff. Millipedes of Ohio (PDF). Ohio Division of Wildlife. pp. 3, 16–17.
  2. ^ "Order Polyxenida - Bristly Millipedes". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
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