Polydesmida
| Polydesmida | |
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| Apheloria virginiensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Subclass: | Chilognatha |
| Infraclass: | Helminthomorpha |
| Subterclass: | Eugnatha |
| Superorder: | Merocheta Cook, 1895 |
| Order: | Polydesmida Leach, 1815 |
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| Synonyms | |
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Proterospermatophora Verhoeff, 1900 | |
Polydesmida (from the Greek poly "many" and desmos "bond") is the largest order of millipedes, with more than 5,000 species, including all the millipedes reported to produce hydrogen cyanide (HCN). This order is also the most diverse of the millipede orders in terms of morphology. Millipedes in this order are found in all regions of the world other than Antarctica.