Synxenidae
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Phryssonotus brevicapensis | |
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Superfamily: | Synxenoidea Silvestri, 1923
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Family: | Synxenidae Silvestri, 1923
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Synxenidae is a family of bristly millipedes (Polyxenida). Three genera and around 10 species are known. Synxenids possess 15 or 17 pairs of legs, with the last two pair modified for small jumps.[1]
References
- ^ Condé, Bruno; Nguyen Duy-Jacquemin, Monique (2008). "Classification actuelle des diplopodes pénicillates (myriapodes) avec nouvelles définitions des taxa" (PDF). Bulletin de la Société zoologique de France. 133 (4): 291–302.