Marine Species Traits - Helodesminae Cook, 1896

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Helodesminae Cook, 1896

AphiaID

888924 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:888924)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Subfamily

Parent

Haplodesmidae Cook, 1895

Synonymised names

Helodesmidae Cook, 1896 · unaccepted > superseded rank

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Genus Helodesmus Cook, 1896

Environment

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

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Sierwald, P.; Decker, P.; Spelda, J. (2025). MilliBase. Helodesminae Cook, 1896. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=888924 on 2026-10-17

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Helodesminae Cook, 1896. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=888924 on 2026-10-17

Taxonomic edit history

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2016-11-03 12:06:36Z

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Sierwald, Petra

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original description (of Helodesmidae Cook, 1896) Cook, O. F. (1896). Summary of new Liberian Polydesmoidea. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 48: 257-267., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1675611
page(s): 263 [details]

status source Hoffman, R. L. (1980). Classification of the Diplopoda. 1-237. Genève.
page(s): page 174; note: reduced to subfamily rank [details]

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