Marine Species Traits - Desmonini Cook, 1898

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Desmonini Cook, 1898

AphiaID

889082 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:889082)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Tribe

Parent

Desmoninae Cook, 1898

Synonymised names

Desmonidae Cook, 1898 · unaccepted > superseded rank

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Genus Cyphodesmus Peters, 1864
Genus Desmonus Cook, 1898
Genus Desmoniella Loomis, 1943 accepted as Desmonus Cook, 1898 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Taphrodesmus Silvestri, 1910 accepted as Cyphodesmus Peters, 1864 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Tetraporosoma Loomis, 1966 accepted as Desmonus Cook, 1898 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

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

Original description

Cook, O. F. (1898). American oniscoid Diplopoda of the order Merocheta. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 21(1154): 451-468. Washington D.C., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.21-1154.451
page(s): 463 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Sierwald, P.; Decker, P.; Spelda, J. (2025). MilliBase. Desmonini Cook, 1898. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=889082 on 2026-05-08

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Desmonini Cook, 1898. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=889082 on 2026-05-08

Taxonomic edit history

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2016-11-04 06:42:48Z

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Sierwald, Petra

2017-06-22 07:13:46Z

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Spelda, Jörg

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original description Cook, O. F. (1898). American oniscoid Diplopoda of the order Merocheta. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 21(1154): 451-468. Washington D.C., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.21-1154.451
page(s): 463 [details]

original description (of Desmonidae Cook, 1898) Cook, O. F. (1898). American oniscoid Diplopoda of the order Merocheta. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 21(1154): 451-468. Washington D.C., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.21-1154.451
page(s): 463 [details]

additional source Shelley, R. M. (2000). Revision of the milliped subfamily Desmoninae (Polydesmida: Sphaeriodesmidae). Myriapodologica, 6(5): 27-54. Martinsville [details]

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