Marine Species Traits - Docodesmus Cook, 1896

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Docodesmus Cook, 1896

Cryptodesmus vincentii

AphiaID

891460 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:891460)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Docodesmus vincentii (Pocock, 1894)

Parent

Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 1896

Synonymised names

Aporodesmus Pocock, 1895 · unaccepted > junior homonym (preoccupied by Aporodesmus Porat, 1894)

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Species Docodesmus alifer Loomis, 1941
Species Docodesmus amazonicus Golovatch, 1997
Species Docodesmus angustus Loomis, 1941
Species Docodesmus brodzinskyi Shear, 1981
Species Docodesmus centralis Silvestri, 1898
Species Docodesmus cooki Loomis, 1969
Species Docodesmus coxalis Loomis, 1975
Species Docodesmus cubensis Loomis, 1937
Species Docodesmus eggletoni Velez, 1967
Species Docodesmus granulofrons (Chamberlin, 1918)
Species Docodesmus grenadae Chamberlin, 1918
Species Docodesmus griseus Loomis, 1941
Species Docodesmus haitiensis Chamberlin, 1918
Species Docodesmus hirudiformis Golovatch, 1999
Species Docodesmus maculatus (Bollman, 1888)
Species Docodesmus maldonadoi Velez, 1967
Species Docodesmus parvior Chamberlin, 1918
Species Docodesmus robustus Loomis, 1934
Species Docodesmus sculpturatus Loomis, 1934
Species Docodesmus semiseptus Loomis, 1936
Species Docodesmus trinidadensis Chamberlin, 1918
Species Docodesmus vidalius Velez, 1967
Species Docodesmus vincentii (Pocock, 1894)

Environment

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

Grammatical gender

masculine

Original description

Cook, O. F. (1896). Cryptodesmus and its allies. Brandtia (A series of occasional papers an Diplopoda and other Arthropoda), 5: 19-28, available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52583870
page(s): 5 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Sierwald, P.; Decker, P.; Spelda, J. (2025). MilliBase. Docodesmus Cook, 1896. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=891460 on 2026-10-11

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Docodesmus Cook, 1896. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=891460 on 2026-10-11

Taxonomic edit history

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2016-12-20 08:40:13Z

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Sierwald, Petra

2017-09-01 12:54:16Z

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Spelda, Jörg

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original description Cook, O. F. (1896). Cryptodesmus and its allies. Brandtia (A series of occasional papers an Diplopoda and other Arthropoda), 5: 19-28, available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52583870
page(s): 5 [details]

original description (of Aporodesmus Pocock, 1895) Pocock, R. I. (1895). Viaggio di Leonardo Fea in Birmania e regioni vicine. LXVII. The Myriopoda of Burma, Pt. IV. Report upon the Polydesmoidea collected by Sig. L. Fea, Mr. E. W. Oates and others. <em>Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova, serie 2.</em> 14: 787-834. Genova., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7940827
page(s): 789; note: in key: Aporodesmus nov., Type vincentii, Poc. [ [details]

additional source Hoffman, R. L. (1999). Checklist of the millipedes of North and Middle America. <em>Virginia Museum of Natural History, special publication.</em> 8: 1-584., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63590410
page(s): 482; note: lists 17 species, lists Docodesmus as the valid genus name, with Aporodesmus[details]

additional source Loomis, H. F. (1969). New and known millipeds from four southern states. Florida Entomologist, 52: 245-251, available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/3493876
note: Key to species of Docodesmus and Dicellarius [details]

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