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Gomphodesmidae

Olsen, Sissel Anna;Rosenmejer, Trine;Enghoff, Henrik

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Gomphodesmidae

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Gomphodesmidae is a family of millipedes in the order Polydesmida, containing around 55 genera and 150 species. The family is native to Africa, and occurs primarily in savanna habitat (open-canopy grasslands) from South Africa north to Senegal and Ethiopia.

Species

FAMILY

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassDiplopoda
  4. OrderPolydesmida
  5. FamilyGomphodesmidae

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
4
Family
Gomphodesmidae
Collections
MCZ, VPI
Recorded in
Swaziland, Mozambique, Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The

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taxon
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taxon name
Gomphodesmidae
taxon rank
family
Commons category
Gomphodesmidae
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