The millipedes: arthropods with an elongated, cylindrical body of many segments, each of the trunk segments (except the first few) bearing two pairs of legs, the diagnostic trait that separates the class from the superficially similar centipedes. Diplopoda are almost entirely slow-moving detritivores, feeding on decaying plant matter.
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Member Species/Taxa CountApproximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized. Taxonomic Rank Scientific Name Classification
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Source Wikidata: Shocking Pink Dragon Millipede
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Harpaphe haydeniana
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ167367, descriptionView the Source 2. Catalogue of Life
Wikidata: Diplopoda
Wikidata Q167367, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Wikidata: Shocking Pink Dragon Millipede
Parent Taxon Of: Shocking Pink Dragon Millipede, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Wikipedia: Millipede
WikipediaIn Group: Arthropod Classes, LeadQuote, In Group: Arthropod Classes, Lead
Millipedes (originating from the Latin mille, "thousand", and pes, "foot") are a group of arthropods that are characterised by having two pairs of jointed legs on most body segments; they are known scientifically as the class Diplopoda, the name derived from this feature.
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Harpaphe haydeniana
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Yellow-Spotted Millipede, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Yellow-Spotted Millipede, Taxon record
"class": "Diplopoda"
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