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Antichiropus
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Antichiropus

Antichiropus is a genus of millipede in the family Paradoxosomatidae. The genus is very distinctive in the form of the gonopod, which is typically coiled through at least a full circle. It is probably endemic to Australia. Some species have small ranges of less than 10000 km2, classifying them as short-range endemic invertebrates.

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9 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Antichiropus variabilis

speciesAntichiropus variabilis

Antichiropus whistleri

speciesAntichiropus whistleri

Antichiropus sulcatus

speciesAntichiropus sulcatus

Antichiropus mammillifer

speciesAntichiropus mammillifer

Antichiropus nanus

speciesAntichiropus nanus

Antichiropus monacanthus

speciesAntichiropus monacanthus

Antichiropus humphreysi

speciesAntichiropus humphreysi

Antichiropus fossulifrons

speciesAntichiropus fossulifrons

Antichiropus minimus

speciesAntichiropus minimus

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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 816019.