Spirostreptida

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Spirostreptida is an order of long, cylindrical millipedes. There are approximately 1000 described species, making Spirostreptida the third largest order of millipedes after Polydesmida and Chordeumatida.

Spirostreptidae is a family of millipedes in the order Spirostreptida. It contains around 100 genera distributed in North and South America, the eastern Mediterranean, continental Africa, Madagascar, and Seychelles. It contains the following genera:

Pseudonannolenidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Spirostreptida.

Odontopygidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Spirostreptida.

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Glyphiulus is a genus of millipedes belonging to the order Spirostreptida, family Cambalopsidae. It is the largest Southeast Asian millipede genus comprise about 47 to 57 species ranging from southern China, northern Laos, and northern Thailand in the north to southern Vietnam in the south. The type species shows a pantropical distribution. The number of species always changes due to continuous discoveries of new species.

Cambalopsidae, is a family of round-backed millipedes of the order Spirostreptida. The family includes species belongs to 16 genera.

Spirostreptus is a genus of giant millipedes of the family Spirostreptidae. It contains the following species:

Cambalidae is a family of millipedes in the order Spirostreptida. There are at least 20 genera and 80 described species in Cambalidae.

Atopogestidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Spirostreptida.

Harpagophoridae is a family of round-backed millipedes of the order Spirostreptida. The family includes 269 species belonging to 55 genera, distributed in Africa, Southeast Asia, and the East Indies, as well as a few Indian Oceanic islands. Two subfamilies are recognized.

Iulomorphidae is a family of millipedes in the order Spirostreptida. There are about 11 genera and more than 60 described species in Iulomorphidae.

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Archispirostreptus is a genus of giant African millipedes in family Spirostreptidae, containing 10 species:

Choctella is a genus of millipedes in the monotypic family Choctellidae. Its two species are native to the south-eastern United States. C. cumminsi Chamberlin, 1918, occurs on the Cumberland Plateau from central Tennessee to northern Alabama and C. hubrichti Hoffman, 1965, occurs in central Alabama.

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Cearostreptus is a genus of millipedes in the family Spirostreptidae. It contains the following species: Cearostreptus schubarti (Krabbe, 1982) Cearostreptus triangulatus (Schubart, 1945)

Bicoxidens is a genus of millipedes in the family Spirostreptidae. It contains the following species: Bicoxidens aridis Bicoxidens brincki Bicoxidens flavicollis Bicoxidens friendi Bicoxidens gokwensis Bicoxidens grandis Bicoxidens matopoensis Bicoxidens nigerrimus Bicoxidens nyathi

Anethoporus is a genus of spirostreptid millipedes native to northern South America, where they range from Peru to the islands of Trinidad and Tobago. The genus and type species, A. clarki, was established by Ralph V. Chamberlin in 1918.

Triaenostreptus is a genus of giant African millipedes in family Spirostreptidae, containing eight species: Triaenostreptus benedictus (Kraus, 1958) Triaenostreptus kruegeri (Attems, 1928) Triaenostreptus kymatorhabdus (Attems, 1914) Triaenostreptus lawrencei (Hoffman, 1971) Triaenostreptus lykophorus (Attems, 1934) Triaenostreptus robustus (Attems, 1935) Triaenostreptus tripartitus (Cook & Collins, 1893) Triaenostreptus unciger (Attems, 1928)

Telodeinopus is a genus of giant African millipedes in family Spirostreptidae, containing the following species: Telodeinopus aoutii (Demange, 1971) Telodeinopus assiniensis (Attems, 1914) Telodeinopus bibundinus (Attems, 1914) Telodeinopus canaliculatus (Porat, 1894) (was Telodeinopus eidmanni,Verhoeff, 1941) Telodeinopus chapini (Chamberlin, 1927) Telodeinopus exilis (Attems, 1934) Telodeinopus lanceolatus (Demange, 1965) Telodeinopus sicarius (Attems, 1935) Telodeinopus sulcatus (Voges, 1878) Telodeinopus variabilis (Cook & Collins, 1893) Telodeinopus villiersi (Demange, 1971)

Brasilostreptus is a genus of millipedes in the family Spirostreptidae. It contains a single species, Brasilostreptus gracilis.

Bucinogonus is a genus of millipedes in the family Spirostreptidae. It contains the following species: Bucinogonus aviceps Bucinogonus kandti Bucinogonus silvestrii

Camaricoproctus is a genus of millipedes in the family Spirostreptidae. It contains the following species: Camaricoproctus bombycinus (Attems, 1928) Camaricoproctus disparatidens (Lawrence, 1965) Camaricoproctus gracilidens (Lawrence, 1965) Camaricoproctus pauciannulatus (Jeekel, 1956) Camaricoproctus planidens (Lawrence, 1965) Camaricoproctus torquidens (Lawrence, 1965) Camaricoproctus transvaalicus (Lawrence, 1966) Camaricoproctus tumididens (Lawrence, 1965)

Doratogonus is a genus of millipedes in family Spirostreptidae. They are relatively large, at long, relatively common, and distributed across Southern Africa. Many of the species are listed on the IUCN Red List due to habitat destruction.

Trachyjulus is a genus of millipedes in the family Cambalopsidae.

Plusioporus is a genus of millipedes in the family Spirostreptidae. It contains the following species:

Charactopygus is a genus of millipedes in the family Spirostreptidae. They are found in East Africa and Madagascar.

Calathostreptus is a genus of millipedes belonging to the family Spirostreptidae. It contains the following species: Calathostreptus fluminensis Calathostreptus fulvus

Autostreptus is a genus of millipedes in the family Spirostreptidae. It contains the following species: Autostreptus chilensis Autostreptus yanezi

Orthoporus is a genus of spirostreptid millipedes, containing around 80 species, distributed from the southern United States to Brazil and Argentina.

Thyropygus is a genus of millipedes in the family Harpagophoridae, widely distributed throughout Southeast Asia. It is the most-species rich genus of Harpagophoridae in Southeast Asia. Over 30 species occur in Thailand.

Brevitibius is a genus of millipedes in the family Spirostreptidae. It contains the following species: Brevitibius angolanus Brevitibius obtusus Brevitibius ondundu Brevitibius oongongololo Brevitibius polyptychus

Calostreptus is a genus of giant African millipedes in family Spirostreptidae, containing three species: Calostreptus carinatus Attems, 1928 Calostreptus chelys Cook, 1896 Calostreptus cooki Kraus, 1958

Anastreptus is a genus of giant African millipedes in family Spirostreptidae, containing five species: Anastreptus andreini (Brölemann, 1903) Anastreptus entomotropis (Chamberlin, 1927) Anastreptus scalatus (Karsch, 1881) Anastreptus strongylotropis (Attems, 1914) Anastreptus unidentatus (Silvestri, 1897)

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Attemsostreptus is a genus of millipedes in the family Spirostreptidae. It contains the following species: Attemsostreptus cataractae Attemsostreptus costatus Attemsostreptus julostriatus Attemsostreptus leptoptilos Attemsostreptus reflexus

Gymnostreptus is a genus of millipedes in the family Spirostreptidae. It contains the following species:

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Eumastigonus is a genus of millipede, endemic to New Zealand. They are large, long, generally brown, and important in breaking down nutrients and rotting matter in the ecosystem. There are at least 8 species. They were described initially by Chamberlin in 1920. Along with other families and orders of millipedes in New Zealand, this genus is poorly known and there are many undescribed species. Identification to the species level in the field may often be impossible.