Polydesmida4 species

Family Paradoxosomatidae

Paradoxosomatidae is a family in the order Polydesmida. Browse 4 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.

Species in Paradoxosomatidae (4)

Orthomorpha coarctata

Identification: Body dark brown to black in adults. Mid-body paranota (segments 8-9) are sharp posteriorly, extending beyond segment margin. Male gonopod on 7th segment long and slender, reaching posterior legs of 5th segment.

Akamptogonus novarae

Chondromorpha xanthotricha

Greenhouse Millipede

Oxidus gracilis