Julida
| Julida | |
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| Tachypodoiulus niger (Julidae) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Subclass: | Chilognatha |
| Infraclass: | Helminthomorpha |
| Superorder: | Juliformia |
| Order: |
Julida Brandt, 1833 |
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| Synonyms | |
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Zygocheta Cook, 1895 |
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Zygocheta Cook, 1895
Symphyognatha Verhoeff, 1910
Julida is an order of millipedes. Members are long and cylindrical, typically ranging from 10–120 millimetres (0.39–4.72 in) in length. Eyes may be present or absent, and in mature males of many species, the first pair of legs is modified into hook-like structures. Additionally, both pairs of legs on the 7th body segment of males are modified into gonopods.
Julida contains predominantly temperate species ranging from North America to Panama, Europe, Asia north of the Himalayas, and Southeast Asia.
The order Julida contains approximately 750 species, divided into the following superfamilies and families:
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