Eurypauropodidae | |
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A species in New Zealand | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Pauropoda |
Order: | Tetramerocerata |
Family: | Eurypauropodidae Ryder, 1879 |
Genera | |
Eurypauropodidae is a family of pauropods.[1][2] The family was first described by the American zoologist John A. Ryder during October 1873. Eurypauropodids are generally less than 1 millimeter long, and their outer plates are usually completely sclerotised.[3]