Julidae
Julidae is a family of millipedes in the order Julida, containing more than 600 species in around 20 genera.[2] Its members are largely confined to the Western Palaearctic, with only a few species extending into the Oriental and Afrotropical realms.[2] 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.[2]
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Genera
The family consists of the following genera:
- Allajulus
- Anagaiulus
- Anaulaciulus
- Brachyiulus
- Calyptophyllum
- Catamicrophyllum
- Cylindroiulus
- Dolichoiulus
- Enantiulus
- Haplopodoiulus
- Heteroiulus
- Julus
- Kryphioiulus
- Leptoiulus Verhoeff, 1894
- Mammamia
- Megaphyllum
- Nepalmatoiulus
- Ommatoiulus
- Ophyiulus
- Pachyiulus
- Pacifiiulus
- Tachypodoiulus
- Titanophyllum
- Thyrophygus
- Unciger
Select species
Examples of species contained within this family include:
References
- "Julidae Leach, 1814". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
- Henrik Enghoff, Gitte Petersen & Ole Seberg (2011). "Phylogenetic relationships in the millipede family Julidae". Cladistics. 27: 606–616. doi:10.1111/j.1096-0031.2011.00360.x.
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