Marine Species Traits - Polydesmus caesius Karsch, 1881

Traits taxon details

Polydesmus caesius Karsch, 1881

AphiaID

941909 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:941909)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Polydesmus Latreille, 1802

Original name

Polydesmus caesius Karsch, 1881

Environment

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

Original description

Karsch, F. (1881). Zum Studium der Myriopoda Polydesmida. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 47(1): 36-49. Berlin., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6378003
page(s): 42 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Sierwald, P.; Decker, P.; Spelda, J. (2025). MilliBase. Polydesmus caesius Karsch, 1881. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=941909 on 2026-08-13

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Polydesmus caesius Karsch, 1881. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=941909 on 2026-08-13

Taxonomic edit history

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2017-01-19 09:46:04Z

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Sierwald, Petra

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Sources (3)
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original description Karsch, F. (1881). Zum Studium der Myriopoda Polydesmida. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 47(1): 36-49. Berlin., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6378003
page(s): 42 [details]

additional source Cook, O. F.; Collins, G. N. (1894). A Monograph of Scytonotus. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 8: 6-8
page(s): 236 [details]

additional source Moritz, M.; Fischer, S.-C. (1978). Die Typen der Myriapoden-Sammlung des Zoologischen Museums Berlin. I. Diplopoda. Teil 4: Polydesmida. Teil 5: Ergänzungen. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin, 54(1): 99-160. Berlin, available online at https://doi.org/10.1002/mmnz.19780540106
page(s): 135 [details]

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