Marine Species Traits - Zodesmus margaritatus (Pocock, 1897)

Traits taxon details

Zodesmus margaritatus (Pocock, 1897)

AphiaID

1545874 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1545874)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Zodesmus Cook, 1896

Original name

Eutrachyrhachis margaritatus Pocock, 1897

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, terrestrial

Original description

(of ) Pocock, R. I. (1897). New genera and species of millipedes of the family Platyrhachidae from the Indo- and Austro-Malayan subregions, contained in the collection of the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 6, 20: 427-446, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27415415
page(s): 442, fig. 16 - 16a [details]

Taxonomic citation

Sierwald, P.; Decker, P.; Spelda, J. (2025). MilliBase. Zodesmus margaritatus (Pocock, 1897). Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1545874 on 2026-07-26

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Zodesmus margaritatus (Pocock, 1897). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1545874 on 2026-07-26

Taxonomic edit history

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2021-10-15 14:54:04Z

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Decker, Peter

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Sources (4)
Attributes (3)

original description (of ) Pocock, R. I. (1897). New genera and species of millipedes of the family Platyrhachidae from the Indo- and Austro-Malayan subregions, contained in the collection of the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 6, 20: 427-446, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27415415
page(s): 442, fig. 16 - 16a [details]

additional source Hoffman, R. L. (2001). Synopsis of Zodesmus, a genus of Papuan millipeds (Polydesmida: Platyrhacidae: Psaphodesmini). Myriapodologica, 7(8): 59-76
page(s): 65, fig. 7 - 8 [details]

additional source Jeekel, C. A. W. (2007). An annotated bibliographical catalogue of the Indo-Australian Platyrhacidae (Diplopoda, Polydesmida). <em>Myriapod memoranda.</em> 10: 49-101.
page(s): 79 [details]

new combination reference Hoffman, R. L. (1962). On the classification and nomenclature of some asiatic platyrhacid Diplopoda. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 13, 5: 17-25, available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222936208651210
page(s): 23 [details]

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