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| Order: | Hexamerocerata Remy, 1950 |
| Family: | Millotauropodidae Remy, 1950 |
| Genus: | Millotauropus Remy, 1950 |
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Millotauropus is a genus of pauropods, comprising the monotypic family Millotauropodidae in the monotypic order Hexamerocerata. Eight species are known.[1][2] Species of Hexamerocerata are characterized by a 12-segmented body, a 6-segmented antenna, and having at most 11 pairs of walking legs as adults. Additionally, Hexamerocerata possess tracheae on the bases of their first pair of legs, a feature lacked in all other pauropods (those comprising the larger order Tetramerocerata).[1] The body is white and individuals are usually larger than those in Tetramerocerata. Hexamerocerata are found in the tropics of Brazil, continental Africa, Madagascar, and Seychelles, as well as Japan.[1][2]
References
- 1 2 3 Scheller, Ulf (2008). "A reclassification of the Pauropoda (Myriapoda)". International Journal of Myriapodology. 1 (1): 1–38. doi:10.1163/187525408X316730.
- 1 2 Scheller, Ulf (2011). "Pauropoda". In Minelli, Alessandro (ed.). Treatise on Zoology - Anatomy, Taxonomy, Biology. The Myriapoda. Vol. 1. Brill. p. 498. ISBN 978-90-04-15611-1.
External links
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