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Polydesmus Latreille, 1802

Polydesmus complanatus
Polydesmus complanatus

894050  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:894050)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Myriapoda (Subphylum)
  5. Diplopoda (Class)
  6. Chilognatha (Subclass)
  7. Helminthomorpha (Infraclass)
  8. Eugnatha (Subterclass)
  9. Merocheta (Superorder)
  10. Polydesmida (Order)
  11. Polydesmidea (Suborder)
  12. Polydesmoides (Infraorder)
  13. Polydesmoidea (Superfamily)
  14. Polydesmidae (Family)
  15. Polydesmus (Genus)
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  1. Species Polydesmus abchasius Attems, 1898
  2. Species Polydesmus absoloni (Lang, 1935)
  3. Species Polydesmus aegyptiacus Peters, 1864
  4. Species Polydesmus angulifer Peters, 1864
  5. Species Polydesmus angustus Latzel, 1884
  6. Species Polydesmus assamensis Deka & Singh, 1971
  7. Species Polydesmus astenestatus Pocock, 1894
  8. Species Polydesmus asthenestatus Pocock, 1895
  9. Species Polydesmus asturiensis Djursvoll, 2019
  10. Species Polydesmus barberii Latzel, 1889
  11. Species Polydesmus bibronii Eydoux & Souleyet, 1842
  12. Species Polydesmus bifasciatus Newport, 1844
  13. Species Polydesmus biscayensis Djursvoll, 2019
  14. Species Polydesmus bituberculatus Fanzago, 1876
  15. Species Polydesmus brevimanus Brölemann, 1892
  16. Species Polydesmus bureschi Verhoeff, 1928
  17. Species Polydesmus burzenlandicus Verhoeff, 1925
  18. Species Polydesmus caesius Karsch, 1881
  19. Species Polydesmus capensis Brandt, 1840
  20. Species Polydesmus cerrutii Strasser, 1967
  21. Species Polydesmus chapultepecus Chamberlin, 1943
  22. Species Polydesmus clavator Verhoeff, 1925
  23. Species Polydesmus collaris C. L. Koch, 1847
  24. Species Polydesmus compactus Pocock, 1895
  25. Species Polydesmus complanatus (Linnaeus, 1761)
  26. Species Polydesmus concordiae Verhoeff, 1941
  27. Species Polydesmus coriaceus Porat, 1870
  28. Species Polydesmus coronensis Naday, 1918
  29. Species Polydesmus cruentatus L. Koch, 1877
  30. Species Polydesmus csikii Loksa, 1954
  31. Species Polydesmus dadayanus Tabacaru & Negrea, 1961
  32. Species Polydesmus dadayi Silvestri, 1895
  33. Species Polydesmus dealbatus Peters, 1864
  34. Species Polydesmus denticulatus C. L. Koch, 1847
  35. Species Polydesmus dentiger Pocock, 1895
  36. Species Polydesmus depressus Fabricius, 1775
  37. Species Polydesmus distractus Latzel, 1888
  38. Species Polydesmus ehrenbergii Peters, 1864
  39. Species Polydesmus emirganensis Verhoeff, 1940
  40. Species Polydesmus erichsoni Brandt, 1839
  41. Species Polydesmus escherichii Verhoeff, 1896
  42. Species Polydesmus falcifer Latzel, 1884
  43. Species Polydesmus fallax Peters, 1864
  44. Species Polydesmus fanzagoi Fedrizzi, 1877
  45. Species Polydesmus fissilobus Brölemann, 1892
  46. Species Polydesmus fontium Verhoeff, 1939
  47. Species Polydesmus fraterus Saussure, 1859
  48. Species Polydesmus funiculus Peters, 1864
  49. Species Polydesmus gallicus Daday, 1893
  50. Species Polydesmus geminidentatus Loksa, 1954
  51. Species Polydesmus genuensis Pocock, 1895
  52. Species Polydesmus geochromus Attems, 1952
  53. Species Polydesmus geoffroyi Mauriès & Kime, 1999
  54. Species Polydesmus gradjensis (Jawlowski, 1933)
  55. Species Polydesmus graecus Daday, 1889
  56. Species Polydesmus griseoalbus Verhoeff, 1898
  57. Species Polydesmus herzegowinensis Verhoeff, 1897
  58. Species Polydesmus herzogowinensis Verhoeff, 1897
  59. Species Polydesmus humberti Porat, 1872
  60. Species Polydesmus ignoratus Ceuca, 1964
  61. Species Polydesmus incisus Brolemann, 1921
  62. Species Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884
  63. Species Polydesmus ionicus Strasser, 1974
  64. Species Polydesmus japonicus Miyosi, 1955
  65. Species Polydesmus jawlowskii Strasser, 1966
  66. Species Polydesmus juergengruberi Mršić, 1994
  67. Species Polydesmus jugoslavicus (Jawlowski, 1933)
  68. Species Polydesmus komareki Gulička, 1962
  69. Species Polydesmus kosswigi Hoffman & Lohmander, 1968
  70. Species Polydesmus lambranus Verhoeff, 1936
  71. Species Polydesmus liber Golovatch, 1991
  72. Species Polydesmus lignaui Lohmander, 1936
  73. Species Polydesmus mediterraneus Daday, 1889
  74. Species Polydesmus microcomplanatus Tabacaru & Negrea, 1958
  75. Species Polydesmus minutulus Mauriès & Barraqueta, 1985
  76. Species Polydesmus miyosii Murakami, 1966
  77. Species Polydesmus montanus Daday, 1889
  78. Species Polydesmus monticola Latzel, 1884
  79. Species Polydesmus moorei Pocock, 1895
  80. Species Polydesmus motasi Jawlowski, 1933
  81. Species Polydesmus muralewiczi Lohmander, 1936
  82. Species Polydesmus nietneri Peters, 1864
  83. Species Polydesmus niveus Brölemann, 1900
  84. Species Polydesmus noricus Latzel, 1884
  85. Species Polydesmus oltenicus Negrea & Tabacaru, 1958
  86. Species Polydesmus paludicola Pocock, 1895
  87. Species Polydesmus parvulus Fanzago, 1875
  88. Species Polydesmus peloponnesi Strasser, 1974
  89. Species Polydesmus planinensis Gulička, 1967
  90. Species Polydesmus polonicus Latzel, 1884
  91. Species Polydesmus polygamiae Verhoeff, 1932
  92. Species Polydesmus progressus Brölemann, 1900
  93. Species Polydesmus pulcher Silvestri, 1894
  94. Species Polydesmus raffardi Brölemann, 1905
  95. Species Polydesmus rangifer Latzel, 1884
  96. Species Polydesmus renschi Schubart, 1934
  97. Species Polydesmus ribeiraensis Demange, 1970
  98. Species Polydesmus rodopensis Gulička, 1967
  99. Species Polydesmus rugulosus Eschscholtz, 1823
  100. Species Polydesmus rupicursor Verhoeff, 1907
  101. Species Polydesmus schaessburgensis Verhoeff, 1898
  102. Species Polydesmus stiphropus Attems, 1926
  103. Species Polydesmus stuxbergi Attems, 1907
  104. Species Polydesmus subscabratus Latzel, 1884
  105. Species Polydesmus subulifer Brölemann, 1892
  106. Species Polydesmus susatensis Verhoeff, 1934
  107. Species Polydesmus syrensis Verhoeff, 1903
  108. Species Polydesmus syriacum Humbert & De Saussure, 1869
  109. Species Polydesmus tanakai Murakami, 1970
  110. Species Polydesmus taranus Verhoeff, 1936
  111. Species Polydesmus tatranus Latzel, 1882
  112. Species Polydesmus transsylvanicus Daday, 1889
  113. Species Polydesmus triacanthos Ceuca, 1960
  114. Species Polydesmus tridentatus Fabricius, 1775
  115. Species Polydesmus trunculus Rothenbühler, 1899
  116. Species Polydesmus undeviginti Strasser, 1971
  117. Species Polydesmus urvillii Le Guillou
  118. Species Polydesmus varians Strasser, 1976
  119. Species Polydesmus vietnamicus Nguyen, 2009
  120. Species Polydesmus wardaranus Verhoeff, 1937
  121. Species Polydesmus xanthokrepis Attems, 1898
  122. Species Polydesmus zonkovi Verhoeff, 1937
  123. Subgenus Polydesmus (Acanthotarsius) Attems, 1940 accepted as Acanthotarsius Verhoeff, 1931
    1. Species Polydesmus amandus Chamberlin, 1910 accepted as Scytonotus piger Chamberlin, 1910 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    2. Species Polydesmus blainvillii Eydoux & Gervais, 1836 accepted as Melaphe blainvillii Eydoux & Gervais, 1836 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    3. Species Polydesmus cerrutti Strasser, 1967 accepted as Polydesmus cerrutii Strasser, 1967 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
    4. Species Polydesmus conlatus Chamberlin, 1943 accepted as Pseudopolydesmus canadensis (Newport, 1844) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    5. Species Polydesmus corrugatus Wood, 1864 accepted as Apheloria virginiensis corrugata Wood, 1864
    6. Species Polydesmus dissecta Wood, 1867 accepted as Xystocheir dissecta dissecta (Wood, 1867) accepted as Xystocheir dissecta (Wood, 1867)
    7. Species Polydesmus echinogon Chamberlin, 1942 accepted as Pseudopolydesmus canadensis (Newport, 1844) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    8. Species Polydesmus edentulus C. L. Koch, 1847 accepted as Acanthotarsius edentulus (C. L. Koch, 1847)
    9. Species Polydesmus erythropus Peters, 1864 accepted as Haematotropis callipa (Peters, 1864)
    10. Species Polydesmus fissilobus Verhoeff, 1902 accepted as Polydesmus clavator Verhoeff, 1925
    11. Species Polydesmus floridus Wood, 1864 accepted as Semionellus placidus (Wood, 1864) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    12. Species Polydesmus fontius Verhoeff, 1939 accepted as Polydesmus fontium Verhoeff, 1939 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
    13. Species Polydesmus furcifer Karsch, 1881 accepted as Xystocheir dissecta dissecta (Wood, 1867) accepted as Xystocheir dissecta (Wood, 1867)
    14. Species Polydesmus glaucescens C. L. Koch, 1847 accepted as Pseudopolydesmus canadensis (Newport, 1844) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    15. Species Polydesmus granulosus De Saussure, 1859 accepted as Rhysodesmus toltecus (De Saussure, 1859)
    16. Species Polydesmus haastii Humbert & De Saussure, 1869 accepted as Pratinus haasti (Humbert & DeSaussure, 1869)
    17. Species Polydesmus haydeniana Wood, 1864 accepted as Harpaphe haydeniana haydeniana (Wood, 1864) accepted as Harpaphe haydeniana (Wood, 1864)
    18. Species Polydesmus impressus Le Guillou, 1841 accepted as Orthomorpha impressa (Le Guillou, 1841)
    19. Species Polydesmus insularis Humbert & De Saussure, 1869 accepted as Psaphodesmus insularis (Humbert & De Saussure, 1869)
    20. Species Polydesmus integratus Porat, 1894 accepted as Hemisphaeroparia integrata (Porat, 1894)
    21. Species Polydesmus lateralis Eschscholtz, 1823 accepted as Asiomorpha coarctata (De Saussure, 1860) accepted as Orthomorpha coarctata (Saussure, 1860)
    22. Species Polydesmus longicorne Silvestri, 1895 accepted as Acanthotarsius longicornis (Silvestri, 1895) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling)
    23. Species Polydesmus macrocephalus Hutton, 1877 accepted as Pseudoprionopeltis macrocephalus (Hutton, 1877)
    24. Species Polydesmus mammilatus Attems, 1901 accepted as Epanerchodus mammillatus (Attems, 1901)
    25. Species Polydesmus mammillatus Attems, 1901 accepted as Epanerchodus mammillatus (Attems, 1901) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    26. Species Polydesmus margaritiferus Eydoux & Gervais, 1836 accepted as Ilodesmus margaritiferus (Eydoux & Gervais, 1836)
    27. Species Polydesmus mayus De Saussure, 1859 accepted as Rhysodesmus toltecus (De Saussure, 1859)
    28. Species Polydesmus modocus Chamberlin, 1943 accepted as Pseudopolydesmus pinetorum (Bollman, 1888) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    29. Species Polydesmus nitidus Bollman, 1887 accepted as Pseudopolydesmus canadensis (Newport, 1844) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    30. Species Polydesmus parvulus Porat, 1894 accepted as Hemisphaeroparia parvula (Porat, 1894)
    31. Species Polydesmus pennsylvanicus C. L. Koch, 1847 accepted as Pseudopolydesmus serratus (Say, 1821)
    32. Species Polydesmus picteti Saussure, 1859 accepted as Amplinus klugii (Brandt, 1839)
    33. Species Polydesmus planicolens Chamberlin, 1942 accepted as Pseudopolydesmus serratus (Say, 1821) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    34. Species Polydesmus pseudoedentulus Mršić, 1986 accepted as Acanthotarsius pseudoedentulus (Mrsić, 1986)
    35. Species Polydesmus pulchellus De Saussure & Zehntner, 1897 accepted as Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847)
    36. Species Polydesmus robiniarum Verhoeff, 1926 accepted as Acanthotarsius robiniarum (Verhoeff, 1926)
    37. Species Polydesmus rosasceus Brandt, 1839 accepted as Obiricodesmus rosascens (Brandt, 1839) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
    38. Species Polydesmus sagittarius Karsch, 1881 accepted as Strongylosoma sagittarium (Karsch, 1881)
    39. Species Polydesmus savonensis Verhoeff, 1907 accepted as Polydesmus angustus Latzel, 1884
    40. Species Polydesmus scopus Chamberlin, 1942 accepted as Pseudopolydesmus serratus (Say, 1821) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    41. Species Polydesmus setiger Wood, 1865 accepted as Scytonotus granulatus (Say, 1821) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    42. Species Polydesmus setiger Porat, 1893 accepted as Trematocaffrus claviger (Porat, 1894) (preoccupied)
    43. Species Polydesmus stummeri Attems, 1904 accepted as Jaxartes stummeri (Attems, 1904) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    44. Species Polydesmus tangonis Murakami, 1973 accepted as Nipponesmus tangonis (Murakami, 1973)
    45. Species Polydesmus zonkowi Verhoeff, 1937 accepted as Polydesmus zonkovi Verhoeff, 1937
    46. Species Polydesmus cafferoides Mattozo & F. Santos, 1882 (uncertain, oxydesminae of uncertain systematic position)
    47. Species Polydesmus lusitanicus Peters, 1864 (uncertain)
    48. Species Polydesmus moniliaris C. L. Koch, 1847 (uncertain)
    49. Species Polydesmus ocellatus Packard, 1883 (uncertain > nomen dubium, Chordeumatida of uncertain family position)
    50. Species Polydesmus scaber Perty, 1833 (uncertain, Chelodesmidae of uncertain generic and tribal position)
    51. Species Polydesmus serratus Hutton, 1877 (uncertain)
    52. Species Polydesmus siculus Fanzago, 1879 (uncertain)
    53. Species Polydesmus stigma (Fabricius, 1775) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
    54. Species Polydesmus worthingtoni Hutton, 1877 (uncertain)
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    Latreille, P.A. (1802-1805). Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière des Crustacés et des Insectes. Familles naturelles des genre. <em>Ouvrage faisant suite à l'Histoire Naturelle générale et particulière, composée par Leclerc de Buffon, et rédigée par C.S. Sonnini, membre de plusieurs Sociétés savantes. de L'imprimerie de F. Dufart, Paris.</em> 14 vols.:413 pp., available online at http:// http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24884876
    page(s): 44 [details] OpenAccess publication
    Sierwald, P.; Decker, P.; Spelda, J. (2025). MilliBase. Polydesmus Latreille, 1802. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=894050 on 2025-11-08
    Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Polydesmus Latreille, 1802. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=894050 on 2025-11-08
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    original description Latreille, P.A. (1802-1805). Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière des Crustacés et des Insectes. Familles naturelles des genre. <em>Ouvrage faisant suite à l'Histoire Naturelle générale et particulière, composée par Leclerc de Buffon, et rédigée par C.S. Sonnini, membre de plusieurs Sociétés savantes. de L'imprimerie de F. Dufart, Paris.</em> 14 vols.:413 pp., available online at http:// http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24884876
    page(s): 44 [details] OpenAccess publication

    original description (of Kerkodesmus Lang, 1935) Lang, J. (1935). Über Kerkodesmus absoloni, einen neuen Tausendfuss aus den Balkanhöhlen. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 111(11-12): 327-330
    page(s): 327 [details] 

    original description (of Perapolydesmus Brölemann, 1916) Brölemann, H. W. (1916). Essai de classification des Polydesmiens. <em>Annales de la Société entomologique de France.</em> 84: 523-608. Paris., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8559505
    page(s): 607 [details] 

    context source (MSBIAS) Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. (2023). 2019 The Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA) Wembury Bioblitz survey. The Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data (DASSH). , available online at https://portal.medin.org.uk/portal/start.php#details?tpc=010_71a02145fae5466afe757cd48b999ded [details] 

    additional source Hoffman, R. L. (1980). Classification of the Diplopoda. 1-237. Genève.
    page(s): 172; note: listed 27 potential synonyms or putative valid subgenera of Polydesmus [details] 

    additional source Kime, R. D.; Enghoff, H. (2011). Atlas of European Millipedes (Class Diplopoda) Volume 1 Orders Polyxenida, Glomerida, Platydesmida, Siphonocryptida, Polyzoniida, Callipodida, Polydesmida. <em>Fauna Europaea Evertebrata.</em> 3: 1-282; June 2011.
    page(s): 60; note: There are many synonyms or possibly valid sub-genera for this very large Palaearctic genus. Unlike Hoffman (1980), and following Djursvoll (1998) we do not include Brachydesmus and Propolydesmus in Po...    
    There are many synonyms or possibly valid sub-genera for this very large Palaearctic genus. Unlike Hoffman (1980), and following Djursvoll (1998) we do not include Brachydesmus and Propolydesmus in Po/ydesmus. Detailed stud­ies will certainly result in further splitting.
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    additional source Nguyen, Anh Duc. (2009). A new species of the family Polydesmidae (Diplopoda: Polydesmida) from Vietnam. <em>International Journal of Myriapodology.</em> 2 (1): 63-68. Leiden., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/187525409X462421
    page(s): 64; note: Polydesmus is certainly the largest genus in the family, with over 200 species and subspecies known, mainly in Europe and the Mediterranean west of the central Caucasus (Hoff man 1980, Djursvoll et al...    
    Polydesmus is certainly the largest genus in the family, with over 200 species and subspecies known, mainly in Europe and the Mediterranean west of the central Caucasus (Hoff man 1980, Djursvoll et al. 2001), plus four in Japan: Polydes- mus japonicus Miyosi, 1956, P. miyosii Murakami, 1966, P. tanakai Murakami, 1970 and P. tangonis Murakami, 1973; two in eastern China: P. moorei Pocock, 1895, P. paludicola Pocock, 1895; and one, P. liber Golovatch, 1991, in Hong Kong, southern China (Golovatch 1991). Th e distribution of Polydesmus therefore seems to be amphi-Palearctic (Golovatch, 1991).
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