Differs from Apodesmus and Furcadesmus by the presence of a thin posterior process emanating from the base of the solenomere; further differs from Apodesmus by the presence of a non-seminiferous branch which is lacking in Apodesmus.
Paradoxosomatidae
The Paradoxosomatidae is one of the largest genera of millipedes and is characterised by the following characters (Nguyen & Sierwald 2013): 1) The paranota of the 2nd trunk segment are set distinctly lower than the lateral keels of the collum and the paranota of the 3rd segment, with a few exceptions such as in Chamberlinius. 2) The metaterga feature a transverse sulcus. 3) The paraprocts carry two setae each on the paraproct surface, not on their mesal lips. 4) The males of most of the paradoxosomatid genera carry a paired or unpaired anteriad protuberance on the 5th sternite. 5) The gonopod aperture is medially constricted, forming almost two separate openings in some genera.
The Paradoxosomatidae are highly diverse at the genus and species level in Australia. More than 40 genera are known from the country.
Publications
Harvey MS, Car CA, Cullen KL (2025): A review of the native keeled millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Paradoxosomatidae) from tropical Western Australia. Australian Journal of Taxonomy. 101: 1 - 45DOI
Nguyen AD & Sierwald P (2013): A worldwide catalog of the family Paradoxosomatidae Daday, 1889 (Diplopoda: Polydesmida). Check List. 9: 1132 - 1353
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Western Australian Museum
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T176596
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1 juv.
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29 September 2019
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Western Australia
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Barrow Island, Old Airport
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litter sieving
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COI
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ATGCGATGATTATATTCAACAAATCATAAGGATATTGGTACATTATATTTAATTTTTGGTGCTTGGGCTGGGATTATTGGTTCAGCTTTGAGAGGAATAATTCGTATAGAGTTGGGTCATTCTGGGAGAGTAATTGGTGATGATCAGATTTATAATGTTATTGTTACTGCACATGCTTTTGTAATAATTTTTTTTATGGTTATGCCAATTATGATTGGTGGTTTTGGAAATTGATTGGTTCCTATTATGATTGGAGCTCCTGATATGGCTTTTCCTCGGATGAATAATTTGAGATTTTGGTTATTACCTCCTTCATTTTTTTTGTTGTTGGCTTCATCAATAGTTGAGGGTGGAGTTGGAACTGGGTGGACGGTTTATCCTCCTTTAGCTTCAAGTTTGTTTCATGGGGGTCCTGCGGTGGATTTGGCTATTTTTTCTTTGCATTTGGCTGGTGCTTCTTCTATTTTAGGGGCTATTAATTTTATTACTACTGTTATTAATATGCGGACTTATGGAATAATTTTTGAGCGGATGCCATTGTTTGTGTGGTCTGTGGTTTTAACTGCTATTTTGTTGTTATTATCTTTGCCTGTTTTGGCTGGTGCTATTACTATATTGTTAACTGATCGAAACTTTAATACTACTTTTTTTGATCCTGCTGGGGGTGGGGATCCGATTTTATATCAACATTTATTTTGGTTCTTTGGTCATCCTGAGGTATATATTTTAATTTTGCCTGGGTTTGGGATGATTTCTCATATGATTTCTTATCAGAGAGGTAAGAGGGAGCCTTTTGGGTCATTAGGAATAATTTATGCTATAGGGGCTATTGGTTTGTTGGGTTTTATTGTTTGGGCTCATCATATGTTTACTGTGGGGATGGATGTTGATACTCGGGCTTATTTTACTGCTGCGACTATAATTATTGCTGTTCCTACTGGGATTAAGATTTTTAGTTGGTTGGCTACATTACATGGGTCACGATTTGCTTATGATGTGACGTTAATGTGATCGTTAGGGTTTGTTTTTTTATTTACTGTTGGGGGTTTAACTGGGGTTGTGTTAGCTAATTCTTCTATTGATATTATGCTTCATGATACTTATTATGTGGTGGCACATTTTCACTATGTTTTATCAATGGGGGCTGTTTTTGCTATTTTAGGGGCGATTACATTTTGGTTTCCTTTATTTTTTGGTGTGACTTTTGATCCTCTTTTGTTAAAGTTACATTTTATGTTGATATTTGTGGGGGTTAATATGACTTTTTTTCCTCAACATTTTTTGGGTTTAAGAGGAATACCTCGTCGTTATTCTGACTATCCTGATTCTTATGTGGCTTGAAATATGGTTTCTTCATTAGGGTCTTTAATTTCTTTGTTGGCTACATTTTTGTTTGTGTATATTATTTGGGAGGGTCTTGCTAGAGGGCGAGAGCTTTTGGCTACTTCTGCTATAACAAGATCAGTCGAGTGGATTCATTCAACCCCACCAGAAAATCATACTTTTAATCAGTTGGGAATTTTAATTAGATAA
Western Australian Museum
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T123094
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♂
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26 March 2012
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Western Australia
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Barrow Island, 500 m E. of WA Oil Base
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vertebrate pitfall trap
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COI
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TACATTATATTTAATTTTTGGTGCTTGGGCTGGGATTATTGGTTCAGCTTTGAGAGGAATAATTCGTATAGAGTTAGGTCATTCTGGGAGAGTAATTGGTGATGATCAGATTTATAATGTTATTGTTACTGCACATGCTTTTGTAATAATTTTTTTTATGGTTATGCCAATTATGATTGGTGGTTTTGGAAATTGATTGGTTCCTATTATGATTGGAGCTCCTGATATGGCTTTTCCTCGGATGAATAATTTGAGATTTTGGTTATTACCTCCTTCATTTTTTTTGTTGTTGGCTTCATCAATAGTTGAGGGTGGAGTTGGAACTGGGTGGACGGTTTATCCTCCTCTAGCTTCAAGTTTGTTTCATGGGGGTCCTGCGGTGGATTTGGCTATTTTTTCTTTGCATTTGGCTGGTGCTTCTTCTATTTTAGGGGCTATTAATTTTATTACTACTGTTATTAATATACGGACTTATGGAATAATTTTTGAGCGGATGCCATTGTTTGTGTGATCTGTGGTTTTAACTGCTATTTTGTTGTTATTATCTTTG
Western Australian Museum
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T126113
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unknown
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8 January 2013
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Western Australia
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Barrow Island, WAPET TCF
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COI
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TACATTATATTTAATTTTTGGTGCTTGGGCTGGGATTATTGGTTCAGCTTTGAGAGGAATAATTCGTATAGAGTTAGGTCATTCTGGGAGAGTAATTGGTGATGATCAGATTTATAATGTTATTGTTACTGCACATGCTTTTGTAATAATTTTTTTTATGGTTATGCCAATTATGATTGGTGGTTTTGGAAATTGATTGGTTCCTATTATGATTGGAGCTCCTGATATGGCTTTTCCTCGGATGAATAATTTGAGATTTTGGTTATTACCTCCTTCATTTTTTTTGTTGTTGGCTTCATCAATAGTTGAGGGTGGAGTTGGAACTGGGTGGACGGTTTATCCTCCTCTAGCTTCAAGTTTGTTTCATGGGGGTCCTGCGGTGGATTTGGCTATTTTTTCTTTACATTTGGCTGGTGCTTCTTCTATTTTAGGGGCTATTAATTTTATTACTACTGTTATTAATATGCGGACTTATGGAATAATTTTTGAGCGGATGCCATTGTTTGTGTGGTCTGTGGTTTTAACTGCTATTTTGTTGTTATTATCTTTA