Taxa

Diplopoda

Class

Citation Formats

General Reference

Nature Atlas. "Diplopoda." Accessed September 8, 2026. https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/class-diplopoda.

APA Style

Nature Atlas. (n.d.). Diplopoda. Retrieved September 8, 2026, from https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/class-diplopoda

BibTeX

@misc{natureatlas-diplopoda,
  author = {Nature Atlas},
  title = {Diplopoda},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/class-diplopoda},
  note = {Accessed September 8, 2026}
}

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.

Facts

Disputed

Member Species/Taxa Count

12,000 1

Approximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized.

Taxonomic Rank

Class 1

Scientific Name

Diplopoda 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Child Taxon Of

Arthropoda

Source Catalogue of Life

Sources

1. Catalogue of Life

Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeView the Source

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