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Traits taxon details

Cryptodesmidae Karsch, 1880

AphiaID

888705 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:888705)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Polydesmoidea Leach, 1815

Direct children (56)

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Subfamily Aporodesminae Brölemann, 1916
Genus Carinocryptus Golovatch, 2018
Subfamily Cryptodesminae Karsch, 1880
1. Tribe Cryptodesmini Karsch, 1879
  1. Genus Apomus Cook, 1911
  2. Genus Caliodesmus Chamberlin, 1952
  3. Genus Cariocodesmus Schubart, 1950
  4. Genus Chonodesmus Cook, 1896
  5. Genus Cryptodesmus Peters, 1864
  6. Genus Diaphanacme Loomis, 1964
  7. Genus Hymenodesmus Schubart, 1950
  8. Genus Peridontodesmella Schubart, 1956
  9. Genus Peridontodesmoides Schubart, 1945
  10. Genus Trichapomus Schubart, 1956
2. Tribe Peridontodesmini Pocock, 1909
  1. Genus Kalesmus Chamberlin, 1943
  2. Genus Maderesmus Chamberlin, 1943
  3. Genus Peridontodesmus Silvestri, 1896
  4. Genus Pinesmus Chamberlin, 1943
  5. Genus Sierresmus Chamberlin, 1943
  6. Genus Theleura Loomis, 1966
Subfamily Hexodontiinae Verhoeff, 1941
Subfamily Niponiinae Verhoeff, 1931
Subfamily Otodesminae Cook, 1896
1. Genus Astrolabius Verhoeff, 1931
2. Genus Cryptodesmoides Pocock, 1895
3. Tribe Dyakryptini Hoffman, 1973
  1. Genus Circulocryptus Golovatch, 2016
  2. Genus Dyakryptus Hoffman, 1961
  3. Genus Sarissocryptus Hoffman, 1993
4. Tribe Niponiini Verhoeff, 1931
  1. Genus Niponia Verhoeff, 1931
5. Tribe Otodesmini Cook, 1896
  1. Genus Kiusiunum Verhoeff, 1942
  2. Genus Otodesmus Cook, 1896
6. Tribe Pocodesmini Hoffman, 1977
  1. Genus Pocodesmus Cook, 1896
  2. Genus Singhalocryptus Hoffman, 1977
7. Tribe Trichopeltini Hoffman, 1973
  1. Genus Trichopeltis Pocock, 1894
Subfamily Pterodesminae Cook, 1895
1. Tribe Lampodesmini Hoffman, 1973
  1. Genus Gypsodesmus Cook, 1896
  2. Genus Lampodesmus Cook, 1896
2. Tribe Ophrydesmini Hoffman, 1973
  1. Genus Ophrydesmus Cook, 1896
3. Tribe Pterodesmini Cook, 1895
  1. Genus Aporodesmus Porat, 1894
  2. Genus Nimbaporodesmus Demange & Mauriès, 1975
  3. Genus Pterodesmus Cook, 1896
Subfamily Thelydesminae Cook, 1896
1. Genus Allothelydesmus Hoffman, 1975
2. Genus Elythesmus Hoffman, 1978
3. Genus Parathelydesmus Silvestri, 1927
4. Genus Thelydesmus Cook, 1896
5. Genus Zikadesmus Chamberlin, 1927

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, terrestrial

Original description

Karsch, F. (1880). Einige neue diplopode Myriopoda des Berliner Museums. Mitteilungen des Münchner Entomologischen Vereins. 4(2): 142-144. Berlin., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1266034
page(s): 143; note: as Cryptodesmoidae, publication date for Mitteilungen des Münchner Entomologischen Vereins. 4(2) is given on the last page of volume 4 Heft 2 as: (Ausgegeben Ende December 1880) [details]

Taxonomic citation

Sierwald, P.; Decker, P.; Spelda, J. (2025). MilliBase. Cryptodesmidae Karsch, 1880. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=888705 on 2025-05-13

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Cryptodesmidae Karsch, 1880. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=888705 on 2025-05-13

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2016-11-03 08:23:38Z

created

Sierwald, Petra

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original description Karsch, F. (1880). Einige neue diplopode Myriopoda des Berliner Museums. Mitteilungen des Münchner Entomologischen Vereins. 4(2): 142-144. Berlin., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1266034
page(s): 143; note: as Cryptodesmoidae, publication date for Mitteilungen des Münchner Entomologischen Vereins. 4(2) is given on the last page of volume 4 Heft 2 as: (Ausgegeben Ende December 1880) [details]

taxonomy source Minelli, A. (2015). Treatise on Zoology – Anatomy, Taxonomy, Biology. The Myriapoda, Volume 2. Brill, Leiden; Boston. 482 pp.
page(s): 449; note: listed as a valid family in Table 16.1 [details]

additional source Cupul-Magaña, F. G.; Bueno-Villegas, J. (2016). Notes on Maderesmus hoogstraali (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Cryptodesmidae) and New Locality Record from Mexico. Florida Entomologist. 99(2): 332-333., available online at http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1653/024.099.0234 [details] Available for editors

additional source Jeekel, C. A. W. (1971). Nomenclator generum et familiarum Diplopodorum: A list of the genus and family-group names in the Class Diplopoda from the 10th edition of Linnaeus, 1758, to the end of 1957. Monografieen van de Nederlandse Entomologische Vereniging, 5: 1-412. Amsterdam, available online at https://nev.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Mono-05-Jeekel-1970-OCR.pdf
page(s): 319; note: corrected family-group name to Cryptodesmidae, cites Karsch as 1880, not as 1881 [details]

additional source Hoffman, R. L. (1980). Classification of the Diplopoda. 1-237. Genève.
page(s): 174; note: Hoffman cites 1879 as date for the Karsch publication of the first description [details]

Definitions

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