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Julidae
Sign in to saveJulidae is a family of millipedes in the order Julida, containing more than 600 species in around 20 genera. Its members are largely confined to the Western Palaearctic, with only a few species extending into the Oriental and Afrotropical realms. They are united by a characteristic form of the mouthparts, and are classified in the superfamily Juloidea of the order Julida, alongside the families Trichoblaniulidae, Rhopaloiulidae and Trichonemasomatidae.
Species
juliform millipedes
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassDiplopoda
- OrderJulida
- FamilyJulidae
Les Julidae forment une famille de myriapodes diplopodes de l'ordre des Julida (iules).
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 168
- Family
- Julidae
- Collections
- DMNS, PSUC, SAM, NMV, FMNH, UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH, CENTRE FOR BIODIVERSITY GENOMICS
- Recorded in
- United States, South Africa, Australia, Canada
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Genera
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- References
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Julidae is a family of millipedes in the order Julida, containing more than 600 species in around 20 genera. Its members are largely confined to the Western Palaearctic, with only a few species extending into the Oriental and Afrotropical realms. They are united by a characteristic form of the mouthparts, and are classified in the superfamily Juloidea of the order Julida, alongside the families Trichoblaniulidae, Rhopaloiulidae and Trichonemasomatidae.
==Genera== The family consists of the following genera:
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