Byzantorhopalum
| Byzantorhopalum | |
|---|---|
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| Gonopods of Byzantorhopalum rossicum
(A-D = male | E = female) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | Julida |
| Family: | Julidae |
| Genus: | Byzantorhopalum Verhoeff, 1930 |
| Type species | |
| Brachyiulus byzantinus Verhoeff, 1901
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Byzantorhopalum is a genus of millipedes in the family Julidae, containing around 13 species. Members of the genus can be found in southwestern Russia, the Balkans, western Turkey, and Ukraine.[1]
Description[edit]
Byzantorhopalum varies in color from somewhat beige to dark gray. They often have a black line running down their backs (a dorsal line).[1]
Species[edit]
Zootaxa includes the following species, arranged in subgenera.[1]
Subgenus Byzantorhopalum Verhoeff, 1930
- Byzantorhopalum byzantum Verhoeff, 1901
- Byzantorhopalum elephantum Vagalinski & Lazányi, 2018
- Byzantorhopalum lictor Attems, 1904
- Byzantorhopalum rossicum Timotheew, 1897
- Byzantorhopalum sapphicum Strasser, 1976
Subgenus Ioniulus Vagalinski & Lazányi, 2018
- Byzantorhopalum cephalonicum Strasser, 1974
- Byzantorhopalum clavamum Vagalinski & Lazányi, 2018
- Byzantorhopalum danyii Lazányi & Korsós, 2012
- Byzantorhopalum lamellifer Strasser, 1974
- Byzantorhopalum leucadium Attems, 1929
- Byzantorhopalum recticauda Attems, 1903
Unassigned
- Byzantorhopalum karschi Verhoeff, 1901
- Byzantorhopalum taygetanum Attems, 1903
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Vagalinski, Boyan; LazáNyi, Eszter (2018-05-21). "Revision of the millipede tribe Brachyiulini Verhoeff, 1909 (Diplopoda: Julida: Julidae), with descriptions of new taxa". Zootaxa. 4421 (1): 1–142. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4421.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 30313518.
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