Spirostreptidae

Spirostreptidae
Spirostreptus seychellarum
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Spirostreptida
Family: Spirostreptidae
Brandt, 1833
Genera

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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:

References

  1. ^ Hoffman, R. L. (1999). "Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America". Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publications. 8: 1–553.
  2. ^ "Spirostreptidae". The Encyclopedia of Life.
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  4. ^ Enghoff, H.; Ngute, A.S.; Kwezaura, R.L.; Laizzer, R.L.; Lyatuu, H.M.; Mhagawale, W.; Mnendendo, H.R.; Marshall, A.R. (2024-01-22). "A mountain of millipedes XI. The trachystreptoform spirostreptids of the Udzungwa Mountains, Tanzania (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida, Spirostreptidae)". doi:10.5852/ejt.2024.918.2405. Retrieved 2024-05-10.