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Gigaxytes Srisonchai, Enghoff & Panha, 2018

Desmoxytes gigas
Desmoxytes gigas

1328226  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1328226)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Myriapoda (Subphylum)
  5. Diplopoda (Class)
  6. Chilognatha (Subclass)
  7. Helminthomorpha (Infraclass)
  8. Eugnatha (Subterclass)
  9. Merocheta (Superorder)
  10. Polydesmida (Order)
  11. Strongylosomatidea (Suborder)
  12. Paradoxosomatidae (Family)
  13. Paradoxosomatinae (Subfamily)
  14. Orthomorphini (Tribe)
  15. Gigaxytes (Genus)
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Srisonchai, R.; Enghoff, H.; Likhitrakarn, N.; Panha, S. (2018). A revision of dragon millipedes III: the new genus Gigaxytes gen. nov., with the description of three new species (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae). European Journal of Taxonomy. (463)., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2018.463
page(s): p.3 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
Sierwald, P.; Decker, P.; Spelda, J. (2025). MilliBase. Gigaxytes Srisonchai, Enghoff & Panha, 2018. Accessed at: https://www.millibase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1328226 on 2025-09-11
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2019-02-25 06:26:11Z
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Nguyen, Anh D.
2024-10-13 15:32:14Z
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Decker, Peter

original description Srisonchai, R.; Enghoff, H.; Likhitrakarn, N.; Panha, S. (2018). A revision of dragon millipedes III: the new genus Gigaxytes gen. nov., with the description of three new species (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae). European Journal of Taxonomy. (463)., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2018.463
page(s): p.3 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
 
EMODnet BathymetrySource: EMODnet Bathymetry
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  • From editor or global species database
  • Thailand
  • (no group)
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis The genus Gigaxytes is characterized by:
1. Paraterga subspiniform, long.
2. Metaterga with three regular rows of tubercles/cones/spines.
3. Metaterga 2–17 with a long caudolateral spine on each side.
4. Male femora 5, 6 or 5, 6, 7 with an apophysis (except. G. gigas comb. nov. without apophyses).
5. Postfemur of gonopod absent (mesal and lateral sulci poorly developed).
6. Lamina lateralis (ll) indistinctly demarcated from lamina medialis (lm).
7. Lamina lateralis (ll) larger and longer than lamina medialis (lm). [details]
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gigaxytes) 
To Genbank 
urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:71FC419F-3CB9-4F01-BB57-461E8DD2D771 
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