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Mesethodesmus Chamberlin, 1918

AphiaID

892011 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:892011)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Mesethodesmus haitianus Chamberlin, 1918 (type by original designation)

Parent

Polydesmidea incertae sedis

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Species Mesethodesmus haitianus Chamberlin, 1918

Environment

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

Grammatical gender

masculine

Original description

Chamberlin, R. V. (1918). The Chilopoda and Diplopoda of the West Indies. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 62(5): 151-262. Cambridge,Mass, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2801975
page(s): 248 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Sierwald, P.; Decker, P.; Spelda, J. (2025). MilliBase. Mesethodesmus Chamberlin, 1918. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=892011 on 2025-06-02

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Mesethodesmus Chamberlin, 1918. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=892011 on 2025-06-02

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2016-12-20 08:40:13Z

created

Sierwald, Petra

2017-09-01 12:54:16Z

changed

Spelda, Jörg

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Sources (2)
Attributes (3)

original description Chamberlin, R. V. (1918). The Chilopoda and Diplopoda of the West Indies. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 62(5): 151-262. Cambridge,Mass, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2801975
page(s): 248 [details]

status source Hoffman, R. L. (1980). Classification of the Diplopoda. 1-237. Genève.
page(s): 186; note: in: Polydesmidea of uncertain status and family position [details]

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