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Pachybolidae

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Pachybolidae
Xenobolus carnifex
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Spirobolida
Family: Pachybolidae
Cook, 1897
Diversity
c. 49 genera, species
Synonyms
  • Atopochetidae Attems, 1953

Pachybolidae is a family of round-backed millipedes of the order Spirobolida. The family includes 49 different genera.[1][2] Two subfamilies are recognized.

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References

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  1. ^ "Famaily Pachybolidae" (PDF). Zootaxa. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  2. ^ Wesener, Thomas (2020-10-12). "Dichromatobolus, a new genus of spirobolidan millipedes from Madagascar (Spirobolida, Pachybolidae)". European Journal of Taxonomy (720): 107–120. doi:10.5852/ejt.2020.720.1119. ISSN 2118-9773.
  • East African giant millipedes of the tribe Pachybolini (Diplopoda, Spirobolida, Pachybolidae)
  • Revision of the millipede subfamily Spiromiminae, a Malagasy group with Indian connections? (Diplopoda Spirobolida Pachybolidae)
  • Review of the Spirobolida on Madagascar, with descriptions of twelve new genera, including three genera of 'fire millipedes' (Diplopoda).