Marine Species Traits - Zodesmus principalis (Attems, 1932)

Traits taxon details

Zodesmus principalis (Attems, 1932)

AphiaID

1547463 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1547463)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Zodesmus Cook, 1896

Original name

Platyrhacus principalis Attems, 1932

Environment

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

Original description

(of ) Attems, C. M. T. Graf von. (1932). Myriopoden. In: Straelen, V. van (ed) Résultats scientifiques du Voyage aux Indes Orientales Néerlandaises de LL. AA. RR. le Prince et la Princesse Léopold de Belgique. - Mémoires du Musée Royal d' histoire naturelle de Belgique, hors série. 3(12): 1-35.
page(s): 4, 17, 18, pl. 3 fig. 28 - 31, pl. 5 fig. 51; note: Platyrhacus (Pleorhacus) principalis [details]

Taxonomic citation

Sierwald, P.; Decker, P.; Spelda, J. (2025). MilliBase. Zodesmus principalis (Attems, 1932). Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1547463 on 2026-08-03

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Zodesmus principalis (Attems, 1932). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1547463 on 2026-08-03

Taxonomic edit history

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2021-10-29 17:44:18Z

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Decker, Peter

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Sources (3)
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original description (of ) Attems, C. M. T. Graf von. (1932). Myriopoden. In: Straelen, V. van (ed) Résultats scientifiques du Voyage aux Indes Orientales Néerlandaises de LL. AA. RR. le Prince et la Princesse Léopold de Belgique. - Mémoires du Musée Royal d' histoire naturelle de Belgique, hors série. 3(12): 1-35.
page(s): 4, 17, 18, pl. 3 fig. 28 - 31, pl. 5 fig. 51; note: Platyrhacus (Pleorhacus) principalis [details]

additional source Jeekel, C. A. W. (2007). An annotated bibliographical catalogue of the Indo-Australian Platyrhacidae (Diplopoda, Polydesmida). Myriapod memoranda. 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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