Marine Species Traits - Xystodesminae Hoffman, 1978

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Xystodesminae Hoffman, 1978

AphiaID

888871 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:888871)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Subfamily

Parent

Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895

Direct children (35)

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Tribe Harpaphini Hoffman, 1980
1. Genus Profontaria Verhoeff, 1941
Tribe Ochthocelatini Means, Hennen, Tanabe & Marek, 2021
1. Genus Ochthocelata Shelley, 1995
Tribe Parafontariini Hoffman, 1978
1. Genus Parafontaria Verhoeff, 1936
Tribe Sigmocheirini Causey, 1955
1. Genus Sigmocheir Chamberlin, 1951
Tribe Xystocheirini Hoffman, 1980
1. Genus Anombrocheir Buckett & Gardner, 1969
2. Genus Motyxia Chamberlin, 1941
3. Genus Parcipromus Shelley, 1995
4. Genus Wamokia Chamberlin, 1941
5. Genus Xystocheir Cook, 1904
Tribe Xystodesmini Hoffman, 1978
1. Genus Chonaphe Cook, 1904
2. Genus Harpaphe Cook, 1904
3. Genus Isaphe Cook, 1904
4. Genus Kiulinga Hoffman, 1956
5. Genus Koreoaria Verhoeff, 1937
6. Genus Levizonus Attems, 1898
7. Genus Metaxycheir Buckett & Gardner, 1969
8. Genus Montaphe Chamberlin, 1949
9. Genus Orophe Chamberlin, 1951
10. Genus Pamelaphe Hoffman, 1964
11. Genus Parariukiaria Nguyen, 2016
12. Genus Riukiaria Attems, 1938
13. Genus Selenocheir Shelley, 1994
14. Genus Semionellus Chamberlin, 1920
15. Genus Thrinaphe Shelley, 1993
16. Genus Tubaphe Causey, 1954
17. Genus Xystodesmus Cook, 1895
18. Genus Yaetakaria Hoffman, 1949
Tribe Chonaphini Verhoeff, 1941 accepted as Xystodesmini Hoffman, 1978
Tribe Devilleini Silvestri, 1903 (uncertain)

Environment

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

Original description

Hoffman, R. L. (1978). The taxonomic and nomenclatorical status of the milliped generic names Parafontaria Verhoeff, Cyphonaria Verhoeff, and Japonaria Attems (Polydesmida, Xystodesmidae). Spixiana, 1(3): 215-224. München
page(s): 219 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Sierwald, P.; Decker, P.; Spelda, J. (2025). MilliBase. Xystodesminae Hoffman, 1978. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=888871 on 2025-11-09

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Xystodesminae Hoffman, 1978. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=888871 on 2025-11-09

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2016-11-03 12:06:36Z

created

Sierwald, Petra

2017-06-22 07:13:46Z

changed

Spelda, Jörg

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original description Hoffman, R. L. (1978). The taxonomic and nomenclatorical status of the milliped generic names Parafontaria Verhoeff, Cyphonaria Verhoeff, and Japonaria Attems (Polydesmida, Xystodesmidae). Spixiana, 1(3): 215-224. München
page(s): 219 [details]

taxonomy source Means, J. C.; Hennen, D. A.; Tanabe, T.; Marek, P. E. (2021). Phylogenetic Systematics of the Millipede Family Xystodesmidae. <em>Insect Systematics and Diversity.</em> 5(2)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/isd/ixab003 [details] Available for editors

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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Xystodesminae)
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