Polyxenida

Polyxenida
Temporal range:
Polyxenus lagurus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Subclass: Penicillata
Latrielle, 1831
Order: Polyxenida
Verhoeff, 1934
Families
Synonyms

Subclass synonymy

  • Pselaphognatha Latzel, 1884
  • Schizocephala Verhoeff, 1926

Order synonymy

  • Ancyrotricha Cook, 1895
Segmentation of Polyxenida millipedes. From top to bottom:
Lophoturus madecassus
Other Lophoproctidae and Polyxenidae
Condexenus biramipalpus and Phryssonotus brevicapensis
Other Phryssonotus

Polyxenida is an order of millipedes readily distinguished by a unique body plan consisting of a soft, non-calcified body ornamented with tufts of bristles. These features have inspired the common names bristly millipedes or pincushion millipedes. This order includes about 148 species in four families worldwide, which represent the only living members of the subclass Penicillata.

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