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  3. ›Myriapods
  4. ›Millipedes
  5. ›Chilognathan Millipedes
  6. ›Worm-like Millipedes
  7. ›Fungivorous Millipedes
  8. ›Feather Millipedes
  9. ›Andrognathidae
  10. ›Bazillozoniinae
Brachycybe
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Brachycybe

Brachycybe (Greek for "short head") is a genus of social millipedes with species in the United States and East Asia. Species in this genus are often referred to as "feather millipedes" due to their shape.

In a rare example of paternal care in invertebrates, males of most species guard the eggs until they hatch.

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9 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Brachycybe producta

speciesBrachycybe producta

Feather Millipede

speciesBrachycybe lecontii

Brachycybe rosea

speciesBrachycybe rosea

Brachycybe petasata

speciesBrachycybe petasata

Brachycybe picta

speciesBrachycybe picta

Brachycybe nodulosa

speciesBrachycybe nodulosa

Brachycybe disticha

speciesBrachycybe disticha

Brachycybe californica

speciesBrachycybe californica

Brachycybe cooki

speciesBrachycybe cooki

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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 81976.