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Lissodesmus

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Lissodesmus
Lissodesmus nivalis
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Lissodesmus

Synonyms
  • Australopeltis Johns, 1964
  • Pseudoprionopeltis (Australopeltis) Johns, 1964

Lissodesmus is a genus of the Dalodesmidae family of Millipedes.[1] Species of the genus are found in Australia.[2] They are commonly known as Tasmanian multipedes.[3]

Species

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Currently there are 30 accepted species in the genus Lissodesmus according to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). A further species was discovered in 2018 from Tasmania, Australia.[4]

Former species

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References

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  1. ^ "WoRMS Taxon Details: Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920". WoRMS. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  2. ^ CAW Jeekel (1984). "Millipedes from Australia, 7: the identity of the genus Lissodesmus Chamberlin, with the description of four new species from Tasmania (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Dalodesmidae)" (PDF). Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania. 118: 85–102. doi:10.26749/RSTPP.118.85. ISSN 0080-4703. Wikidata Q118849558.
  3. ^ "Tasmanian Multipedes". polydesmida. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  4. ^ Robert Mesibov (2018). "A new, alpine species of Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920 from Tasmania, Australia (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Dalodesmidae)". ZooKeys. 754 (754): 103–111. doi:10.3897/ZOOKEYS.754.25704. ISSN 1313-2989. PMC 5945703. PMID 29755258. Wikidata Q54802869.
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