Chamaesomatidae
| Chamaesomatidae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | Chordeumatida |
| Superfamily: | Brannerioidea |
| Family: | Chamaesomatidae |
Chamaesomatidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Chordeumatida.[1] These millipedes range from 3.3 mm to 12 mm in length and are found in Europe and North Africa.[2] Adult millipedes in this family have 26, 28, or 30 segments (counting the collum as the first segment and the telson as the last).[2] This family includes the species Chamaesoma broelemanni, notable as one of only a few chordeumatidan species with only 26 segments in adults, four fewer segments than typically found in adults in this order.[3][4] The adult female of this species has only 42 pairs of legs, and the adult male has only 40 pairs of walking legs, excluding two pairs of gonopods.[3][4]
Genera:[1]
- Asturasoma Mauriès, 1982
- Chamaesoma Ribaut & Verhoeff, 1913
- Krauseuma Mauriès & Barraqueta, 1985
- Marboreuma Mauriès, 1988
- Meinerteuma Mauriès, 1982
- Speudosoma Ribaut, 1927
- Xystrosoma Ribaut, 1927
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Chamaesomatidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ a b Enghoff, Henrik; Golovatch, Sergei; Short, Megan; Stoev, Pavel; Wesener, Thomas (2015-01-01). "Diplopoda — taxonomic overview". Treatise on Zoology - Anatomy, Taxonomy, Biology. The Myriapoda, Volume 2: 363–453. doi:10.1163/9789004188273_017.
- ^ a b David, Jean-Francois (1989). "Le cycle biologique de Chamaesoma broelemanni Ribaut et Verhoeff, 1913 (Diplopoda, Craspedosomatida) en forêt d'Orléans (France)". Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Section A (in French). 4:11 (3): 639–647. doi:10.5962/p.288286. S2CID 132547501 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ a b Enghoff, Henrik; Dohle, Wolfgang; Blower, J. Gordon (1993). "Anamorphosis in Millipedes (Diplopoda) — The Present State of Knowledge with Some Developmental and Phylogenetic Considerations". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 109: 103–234.