Pauropodidae
Sign in to savePauropodidae is a family of pauropods in the order Tetramerocerata. This group is the most diverse family of pauropods, containing 27 genera and more than 800 species. These pauropods usually live in the soil on mountains and hills.
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FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassPauropoda
- OrderTetramerocerata
- FamilyPauropodidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 68
- Family
- Pauropodidae
- Collections
- AM, WAM, EMEC
- Recorded in
- Australia, French Polynesia
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- Parent taxon
- Tetramerocerata
- Image
- Pauropus huxleyi.jpg
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- Pauropodidae
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Description
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- Fossil record
- Genera
- References
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Pauropodidae is a family of pauropods in the order Tetramerocerata. This group is the most diverse family of pauropods, containing 27 genera and more than 800 species. These pauropods usually live in the soil on mountains and hills.
== Description == Pauropods in this family are generally whitish and small, less than 2 mm in length. These pauropods feature a ventral antennal branch with one seta and one globulus (i.e., spheroid sense organ). The dorsal surface of the head features a single anterior seta and four transverse rows of setae.
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