Plutoniumidae

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Plutoniumidae
Plutonium zwierleini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Scolopendromorpha
Family: Plutoniumidae
Bollman, 1893

Plutoniumidae is a family of centipedes belonging to the order Scolopendromorpha.[1] Centipedes in this family are blind and have 21 pairs of legs.[2]

Genera:[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "IRMNG - Plutoniumidae Bollman, 1893". www.irmng.org. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  2. ^ Vahtera, Varpu; Edgecombe, Gregory D.; Giribet, Gonzalo (2012). "Evolution of blindness in scolopendromorph centipedes (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha): insight from an expanded sampling of molecular data". Cladistics. 28 (1): 4–20. doi:10.1111/j.1096-0031.2011.00361.x.