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Brachydesmus
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Brachydesmus

Brachydesmus is a genus of millipedes belonging to the family Polydesmidae. The Czech zoologist Camill Heller first described this genus to contain the type species B. subterraneus. This genus now includes about 75 described species.

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11 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Compact Flat-backed Millipede

speciesBrachydesmus superus

Brachydesmus inferus

speciesBrachydesmus inferus

Brachydesmus subterraneus

speciesBrachydesmus subterraneus

Brachydesmus proximus

speciesBrachydesmus proximus

Brachydesmus troglobius

speciesBrachydesmus troglobius

Brachydesmus polydesmoides

speciesBrachydesmus polydesmoides

Brachydesmus carniolensis

speciesBrachydesmus carniolensis

Brachydesmus dorsolucidus

speciesBrachydesmus dorsolucidus

Brachydesmus herzegowinensis

speciesBrachydesmus herzegowinensis

Brachydesmus avalae

speciesBrachydesmus avalae

Brachydesmus jubatus

speciesBrachydesmus jubatus

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 375795.