Chordeumatida

Chordeumatida (from the Greek word for "sausage") is a large order of millipedes containing more than 1,100 species. Also known as sausage millipedes, they are found nearly worldwide. Chordeumatida is the largest order in the superorder Nematophora, a group also known as spinning millipedes because their telsons feature spinnerets used to build nests of silk. These millipedes produce this silk to create chambers in which to molt or to lay their eggs.

Vandeleumatidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Chordeumatida. Adult millipedes in this family have 28 or 30 segments (counting the collum as the first segment and the telson as the last).

Haplobainosomatidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Chordeumatida. Adult millipedes in this family have 30 segments (counting the collum as the first segment and the telson as the last).

Origmatogonidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Chordeumatida. This family has been folded into the family Chamaesomatidae.

Heterochordeumatidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Chordeumatida. Adult millipedes in this family have 30 or 32 segments (counting the collum as the first segment and the telson as the last).

Anthroleucosomatidae is a family of millipedes in the order Chordeumatida. This family includes more than 100 species distributed among 40 genera. This family has a mostly Holarctic distribution, with the greatest diversity in the area around the Mediterranean sea.

Chamaesomatidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Chordeumatida. This family contains 28 species distributed among 11 genera. These millipedes are found in Europe and North Africa.

Pygmaeosomatidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Chordeumatida. Adult millipedes in this family have 30 or 32 segments (counting the collum as the first segment and the telson as the last).

Opisthocheiridae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Chordeumatida. This family includes 40 species distributed among seven genera. These millipedes are found in western Europe and Morocco.

Attemsiidae is a Palaearctic family of millipedes belonging to the order Chordeumatida. Adult millipedes in this family have 30 segments (counting the collum as the first segment and the telson as the last).

Neoatractosomatidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Chordeumatida. This family includes about two dozen species distributed among nine genera. These millipedes are found in southern central Europe and the Balkans.

Eudigonidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Chordeumatida. Adult millipedes in this family have 30 or 32 segments (counting the collum as the first segment and the telson as the last).

Diplomaragnidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Chordeumatida. These millipedes range from 9 mm to 24 mm in length and are found from the Volga River region in Russia to Japan and Taiwan. All known adult females in this family have 32 segments (counting the collum as the first segment and the telson as the last) rather than the 30 segments typically found in this order; in most species, adult males also have 32 segments (e.g., Altajosoma kemerovo), but in some species, adult males have only 30 segments (e.g., Diplomaragna reducta).

Conotylidae is a family of millipedes in the order Chordeumatida. Adult millipedes in this family have 30 segments (counting the collum as the first segment and the telson as the last). There are about 19 genera and at least 60 described species in Conotylidae.

Entomobielziidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Chordeumatida. This family includes 18 species, including 13 in the genus Tianella. Millipedes in this family are found in Romania, central Asia, and the Himalayas.

Hoffmaneumatidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Chordeumatida. This family includes two genera, one (Hoffmaneuma) found in the Russian Far East and the other (Japanoparvus) found in Japan. Millipedes in this family range from 4 mm to 6 mm in length. Adult millipedes in this family have only 28 segments (counting the collum as the first segment and the telson as the last), not the 30 segments usually found in this order. Adult males in this family feature a reduced leg pair 10 in addition to the two pairs (pairs 8 and 9) normally modified into gonopods in this order. In the ad

Haasiidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Chordeumatida.

Trachygonidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Chordeumatida. Adult millipedes in this family have 28 or 30 segments (counting the collum as the first segment and the telson as the last).

Kashmireumatidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Chordeumatida. This family includes eight species distributed among three genera. These millipedes are found in India, Nepal, China, and Vietnam.

Haaseidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Chordeumatida. This family includes 29 species. These millipedes are found in central and southeastern Europe.

Trichopetalidae is a family of millipedes in the order Chordeumatida. Adult millipedes in this family have 28 or 30 segments (counting the collum as the first segment and the telson as the last). There are 7 genera and at 43 species accepted in the family Trichopetalidae.

Craspedosomatidae is a family of millipedes in the order Chordeumatida. Most adult millipedes in this family have 30 segments (counting the collum as the first segment and the telson as the last), but some have only 28. There are at least 30 genera and 210 described species in Craspedosomatidae.

Cleidogonidae is a family of millipedes in the order Chordeumatida. Adult millipedes in this family have 28, 29, or 30 segments (counting the collum as the first segment and the telson as the last). This family includes the genus Tianella, notable for featuring adult millipedes with 29 segments, a number not found in the adults of any other chordeumatidan species. Adults in most Tianella species have 29 segments, but adults in two (T. daamsae and T. mananga) have only 28 segments. In the Tianella species with 29 segments, adult females have 48 pairs of legs, as one would expect in adult female

Caseyidae is a family of millipedes in the order Chordeumatida. Adult millipedes in this family have 30 segments (counting the collum as the first segment and the telson as the last). There are about 7 genera and at least 40 described species in Caseyidae.

Craspedosoma is a genus of millipedes belonging to the family Craspedosomatidae.

Heterolatzeliidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Chordeumatida. Adult millipedes in this family have 30 segments (counting the collum as the first segment and the telson as the last).

Macrochaeteumatidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Chordeumatida. Adult millipedes in this family have only 28 segments (counting the collum as the first segment and the telson as the last) rather than the 30 segments usually found in this order.

Chordeumatidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Chordeumatida. These millipedes range from 7 mm to 18 mm in length and are found in Europe. Adult millipedes in this family have either 28 (e.g., Melagona scutellaris) or 30 (e.g., M. gallica, Chordeuma proximum, and C. sylvestre) segments (counting the collum, the telson, and the segments in between). This family features distinctive sex-linked modifications to the legs in adults: In the adult female, a legless sternite (the "platosternite") replaces the third pair of legs, and in the adult male, five pairs of legs (pairs 7 throu

Striariidae is a family of millipedes in the order Chordeumatida. Adult millipedes in this family have 30 segments (counting the collum as the first segment and the telson as the last). There are at least 3 genera and about 13 described species in Striariidae.

Brachychaeteumatidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Chordeumatida. Adult millipedes in this family have 30 segments (counting the collum as the first segment and the telson as the last).

Opiona is a genus of millipedes in the family Caseyidae. There are about 16 described species in Opiona.

Tingupidae is a family of millipedes in the order Chordeumatida. Adult millipedes in this family have 28 or 30 segments (counting the collum as the first segment and the telson as the last). There are 2 genera and 13 described species in Tingupidae.

Lankasomatidae, is a millipede family in the suborder Heterochordeumatidea of order Chordeumatida.

Anthogonidae is a family of millipedes in the order Chordeumatida.This family includes more than 29 species distributed among 7 genera. This family is present on Iberian Peninsula, Sardinia and Western Balkans.

Xystrosoma is a genus of millipede in the family Chamaesomatidae. The French zoologist Henri Ribaut first described this genus in 1927 to contain five species newly discovered in France, including the type species X. tectosagum. This genus now includes ten species.

Apterouridae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Chordeumatida. Adult millipedes in this family have 30 segments (counting the collum as the first segment and the telson as the last).

Opisthocheiron is a genus of millipedes in the family Opisthocheiridae. These millipedes are found in France and Spain. The French entomologist Henri Ribaut created this genus in 1913 to contain the newly discovered type species Opisthocheiron penicillatum. This genus also includes the cave-dwelling species Opisthocheiron canayerensis, notable as one of only a few species in the order Chordeumatida with only 26 segments in adults (counting the collum as the first segment and the telson as the last), four fewer segments than typically found in adults in this order.

Niponiosomatidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Chordeumatida. Adult millipedes in this family have 28 or 30 segments (counting the collum as the first segment and the telson as the last).

species of myriapod

Mastigophorophyllidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Chordeumatida. Adult millipedes in this family have 30 segments (counting the collum as the first segment and the telson as the last).

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Rhymogona is a genus of millipedes belonging to the family Craspedosomatidae.

genus of myriapods

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Bergamosoma is a genus of millipedes belonging to the family Craspedosomatidae.

Nepalella is a genus of millipedes in the family Megalotylidae. These millipedes are found in China, Nepal, Thailand, Myanmar, and Vietnam. With 34 described species, this genus is among the millipede genera with the greatest number of species in the Oriental realm. This genus is also notable for featuring some of the largest species in the order Chordeumatida, including one species reaching 42 mm in length.

genus of myriapods

Urochordeuma is a genus of millipedes in the order Chordeumatida and the only genus in the family Urochordeumatidae. Adult millipedes in this family have 30 segments (counting the collum as the first segment and the telson as the last). The two species are known from the U.S. state of Washington, where U. bumpusi is known from Pierce County, and U. porona from King County.

Metopidiotrichidae is a family of millipedes in the order Chordeumatida. This family includes more than 70 species. These millipedes are found in Indochina, Australia, and on Pacific islands from New Zealand to Japan.

Anamastigona is a genus of millipedes in the family Anthroleucosomatidae. There are about 20 described species in Anamastigona, found mainly in Europe and the Middle East.

Cleidogona is a genus of millipedes in the family Cleidogonidae. There are more than 100 described species in Cleidogona.

Conotyla is a genus of millipedes in the family Conotylidae. There are about 15 described species in Conotyla.