Siphonophoridae Explained

Siphonophoridae is a family of millipedes in the order Siphonophorida. There are about 12 genera and more than 110 described species in Siphonophoridae.

Genera

These 12 genera belong to the family Siphonophoridae:

• Bactrois Cook, 1896
• Balizonium Verhoeff, 1941
• Columbianum Verhoeff, 1941
• Gonatotrichus Attems, 1951
• Linozonium Attems, 1951
• Lomboknium Verhoeff, 1941
• Okeanozonium Verhoeff, 1941
• Pterozonium Attems, 1951
• Rhinosiphora Verhoeff, 1924
• Siphonacme Cook & Loomis, 1928
• Siphonocybe Pocock, 1903
• Siphonophora Brandt, 1837

Further reading

• Millipede Taxonomy after 250 Years: Classification and Taxonomic Practices in a Mega-Diverse yet Understudied Arthropod Group. 2012. Brewer . M. S.. Sierwald . P.. Bond . J. E.. PLOS ONE. 7. 5. e37240. 10.1371/journal.pone.0037240. 2012PLoSO...737240B. 3352885. 22615951. free.
• Millipede (Diplopoda) distributions: A review. 2009. Golovatch . Sergei I.. Kime . R. Desmond. Soil Organisms. 81. 565–597.
• Book: Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America. 1999. Hoffman . Richard L.. Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publications. 8. 9781884549120.
• Current status of the myriapod class Diplopoda (millipedes): taxonomic diversity and phylogeny. 2007. Sierwald . Petra. Bond . Jason E.. Annual Review of Entomology. 52. 401–420. 10.1146/annurev.ento.52.111805.090210. 17163800.