Eurymerodesmus Explained

Eurymerodesmus is a genus of flat-backed millipedes in the family Eurymerodesmidae. There are more than 30 described species in Eurymerodesmus.

Species

These 39 species belong to the genus Eurymerodesmus:

• Eurymerodesmus amplus Causey, 1952
• Eurymerodesmus angularis Causey, 1951
• Eurymerodesmus bentonus Causey, 1950
• Eurymerodesmus birdi Chamberlin, 1931
• Eurymerodesmus booneus Chamberlin, 1942
• Eurymerodesmus caesariatus Shelley, 1989
• Eurymerodesmus christianus Chamberlin, 1946
• Eurymerodesmus clavatus Shelley, 1989
• Eurymerodesmus compressus Causey, 1952
• Eurymerodesmus crassatus Shelley, 1989
• Eurymerodesmus creolus Chamberlin, 1942
• Eurymerodesmus dactylocyphus Shelley, 1990
• Eurymerodesmus dactylophorus Shelley, 1989
• Eurymerodesmus digitatus Loomis, 1976
• Eurymerodesmus dubius Chamberlin, 1943
• Eurymerodesmus elevatus Shelley, 1989
• Eurymerodesmus goodi Causey, 1952
• Eurymerodesmus hamatilis Loomis, 1969
• Eurymerodesmus hispidipes (Wood, 1864)
• Eurymerodesmus impurus (Wood, 1867)
• Eurymerodesmus louisianae Chamberlin, 1942
• Eurymerodesmus melacis Chamberlin & Mulaik, 1941
• Eurymerodesmus minimus Loomis, 1943
• Eurymerodesmus mundus Chamberlin, 1931
• Eurymerodesmus newtonus Chamberlin, 1942
• Eurymerodesmus oliphantus Chamberlin, 1942
• Eurymerodesmus pariocus (Chamberlin, 1942)
• Eurymerodesmus paroicus (Chamberlin, 1942)
• Eurymerodesmus planus Causey, 1950
• Eurymerodesmus plishneri Causey, 1950
• Eurymerodesmus polkensis (Causey, 1952)
• Eurymerodesmus pulaski (Causey, 1950)
• Eurymerodesmus sanbernardiensis Causey, 1952
• Eurymerodesmus schmidti Chamberlin, 1943
• Eurymerodesmus serratus Shelley, 1989
• Eurymerodesmus simplex Chamberlin, 1920
• Eurymerodesmus spectabilis Causey, 1950
• Eurymerodesmus varius (McNeill, 1887)
• Eurymerodesmus wellesleybentoni Causey, 1952

Further reading

• Book: Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America. 1999. Hoffman . Richard L.. Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publications. 8. 9781884549120.
• Millipede (Diplopoda) distributions: A review. 2009. Golovatch. Sergei I.. Kime. R. Desmond. Soil Organisms. 81. 565–597. 2018-05-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230452/http://www.senckenberg.de/files/content/forschung/publikationen/soilorganisms/volume_81_3/24_golovatch.pdf. 2016-03-03. dead.