Xystodesmidae
| Xystodesmidae | |
|---|---|
| Apheloria virginiensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | Polydesmida |
| Suborder: | Leptodesmidea |
| Superfamily: | Xystodesmoidea |
| Family: | Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895 |
| Subfamilies | |
| Diversity | |
| c. 60 genera, 300+ species | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Fontariidae Attems, 1926 | |
Xystodesmidae is a family of millipedes in the suborder Leptodesmidea within the order Polydesmida (the "flat-backed" or "keeled" millipedes). The family Xystodesmidae was created by the American biologist Orator F. Cook in 1895 and named after the genus Xystodesmus. This family includes more than 390 known species distributed among 62 genera. Many species, however, remain undescribed: for example, it is estimated that the genus Nannaria contains over 200 species, but only 25 were described as of 2006. By 2022, 78 species in Nannaria have been described.