Order Platydesmida
The Platydesmida (Order Platydesmida) includes 7 species across 1 families and 4 genera in our directory.
About Platydesmida
Platydesmida includes ~75 described species of very small, flat millipedes found in leaf litter and rotting wood in temperate forests.
Economic Impact
No economic impact. These tiny millipedes are mostly unseen by humans and are of interest primarily to specialist taxonomists.
Ecological Role
Platydesmid millipedes contribute to leaf litter decomposition in forest floor ecosystems alongside earthworms and other soil fauna.
Families in Platydesmida (1)
Species in Platydesmida (7)
Cope's Noodle Millipede
Andrognathus corticarius
Identification: Thin and brown, 45‒70 segments, tergite 5 paranota bilobed our most common representative of the genus; one other species in NM
Brachycybe lecontii
Brachycybe lecontii
Brachycybe petasata
Brachycybe petasata
Brachycybe producta
Brachycybe producta
Brachycybe rosea
Brachycybe rosea
Gosodesmus claremontus
Gosodesmus claremontus
Ischnocybe plicata
Ischnocybe plicata