Polydesmida: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Polydesmida
Family
Genus
Species
Scientific Name: Polydesmida

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Polydesmida

Polydesmida (from the Greek poly "many" and desmos "bond") is the largest order of millipedes, with more than 5,000 species, including all the millipedes reported to produce hydrogen cyanide (HCN). This order is also the most diverse of the millipede orders in terms of morphology. Millipedes in this order are found in all regions of the world other than Antarctica.

Polydesmida in languages:

Afrikaans: Gekielde Duisendpote
Afrikaans: Kiel-duisendpote
Chinese: 帶馬陸目
English: Flat-backed Millipedes
English: Keeled Millipedes
English: Keel Millipedes
German: Bandfüßer
Hungarian: karimás ikerszelvényesek
Japanese: オビヤスデ目
Korean: 노래기목
Russian: Многосвязы
Swedish: banddubbelfotingar
Thai: กิ้งกือหลังแบน

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