Paranedyopus simplex

Paranedyopus simplex, is a species of millipedes in the family Paradoxosomatidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka, first documented from Pundaloya. The species is greatly differ from other members of the genus due to reduced paraterga and more elaborate gonopods.[1][2][3]

Paranedyopus simplex
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Diplopoda
Order:
Polydesmida
Family:
Paradoxosomatidae
Genus:
Paranedyopus
Species:
P. simplex
Binomial name
Paranedyopus simplex
(Humbert, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Anoplodesmus simplex (Humbert, 1865)
  • Orthomorpha simplex (Humbert, 1865)
  • Polydesmus simplex Humbert, 1865
  • Strongylosoma simplex (Humbert, 1865)
  • Sundanina simplex (Humbert, 1865)

References
  1. "Annotated checklist of millipedes (Myriapoda: Diplopoda) of Sri Lanka". Research Gate. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  2. "The millipede family Paradoxosomatidae in the Philippines, with a description of Eustrongylosoma penevi sp.n., and notes on Anoplodesmus anthracinus Pocock, 1895, recorded in Malaysia and Sri Lanka for the first time (Diplopoda, Polydesmida)". Biodiversity Data Journal. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  3. "Paranedyopus simplex (Humbert, 1865) (accepted name)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 19 December 2016.


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