Platydesmida (Greek for platy "flat" and desmos "bond") is an order of millipedes containing two families and over 60 species.[1] Some species practice paternal care, in which males guard the eggs.
Platydesmida
Brachycybe lecontii (Androganthidae), a species found in eastern North America
Platydesmidans have a flattened body shape with lateral extensions (paranota) on each segment. They lack eyes, and have between 30 and 110 body segments. They measure up to 60 mm (2.4 in) in length.[2]
Behavioredit
A male Brachycybe with eggs
While most millipedes feed on dead or decomposing leaf litter platydesmidans may be specialized to feed on fungi. Platydesmidans have also been studied with regard to parental investment, in that males of some species coil around eggs and young, a rare example of paternal care in arthropods. This behavior has been observed in species of Brachycybe from North America and Japan, and Yamasinaium from Japan, all are in the family Andrognathidae.[3][4]
Evolutionary historyedit
The only described fossil of the order is from the Mid Cretaceous (~100 Ma) Burmese amber, belonging to the extant genus Andrognathus, several undescribed specimens belonging to the order are known from the same deposit.[5]
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^"Diagnostic features of Millipede Orders" (PDF). Milli-PEET Identification Tables. The Field Museum, Chicago. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
^Kudo, Shin-Ichi; Akagi, Yoshinobu; Hiraoka, Shuichiro; Tanabe, Tsutomu; Morimoto, Gen (2011). "Exclusive Male Egg Care and Determinants of Brooding Success in a Millipede". Ethology. 117 (1): 19–27. doi:10.1111/j.1439-0310.2010.01851.x.
^Moritz, Leif; Wesener, Thomas (September 2019). "The first known fossils of the Platydesmida—an extant American genus in Cretaceous amber from Myanmar (Diplopoda: Platydesmida: Andrognathidae)". Organisms Diversity & Evolution. 19 (3): 423–433. doi:10.1007/s13127-019-00408-0. ISSN 1439-6092. S2CID 195744191.
^Shelley, Rowland M. (1999). . The Kansas School Naturalist. 45 (3): 1–16. Archived from the original on 12 November 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
^"Catalogue of Life - 24th September 2018 : Taxonomic tree". www.catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
Further readingedit
Costa, James T. (2006). "Other Social Arthropds: Arachnids, Centipedes, Millipedes, and Crustaceans". The Other Insect Societies. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. pp. 667–716. ISBN9780674021631.
platydesmida, confused, with, polydesmida, greek, platy, flat, desmos, bond, order, millipedes, containing, families, over, species, some, species, practice, paternal, care, which, males, guard, eggs, brachycybe, lecontii, androganthidae, species, found, easte. Not to be confused with Polydesmida Platydesmida Greek for platy flat and desmos bond is an order of millipedes containing two families and over 60 species 1 Some species practice paternal care in which males guard the eggs PlatydesmidaBrachycybe lecontii Androganthidae a species found in eastern North AmericaScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaSubphylum MyriapodaClass DiplopodaSubclass ChilognathaInfraclass HelminthomorphaSubterclass ColobognathaOrder PlatydesmidaCook 1895FamiliesAndrognathidae Platydesmidae Contents 1 Description 2 Behavior 3 Evolutionary history 4 Distribution 5 Classification 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External linksDescription editPlatydesmidans have a flattened body shape with lateral extensions paranota on each segment They lack eyes and have between 30 and 110 body segments They measure up to 60 mm 2 4 in in length 2 Behavior edit nbsp A male Brachycybe with eggsWhile most millipedes feed on dead or decomposing leaf litter platydesmidans may be specialized to feed on fungi Platydesmidans have also been studied with regard to parental investment in that males of some species coil around eggs and young a rare example of paternal care in arthropods This behavior has been observed in species of Brachycybe from North America and Japan and Yamasinaium from Japan all are in the family Andrognathidae 3 4 Evolutionary history editThe only described fossil of the order is from the Mid Cretaceous 100 Ma Burmese amber belonging to the extant genus Andrognathus several undescribed specimens belonging to the order are known from the same deposit 5 Distribution editPlatydesmidans occur in North America Central America the Mediterranean region of Europe Japan China southeast Asia and Indonesia 6 Classification edit nbsp Pseudodesmus sp Androganthidae posterior section from Laos nbsp Three species of Platydesmus Platydesmidae nbsp Unidentified platydesmid from MalaysiaThe order contains two families 7 Family Andrognathidae Cope 1869 Andrognathus Bazillozonium Brachycybe Corcyrozonium Dolistenus Fioria Gosodesmus Ischnocybe Mitocybe Pseudodesmus Sumatronium Symphyopleurium Trichozonium Yamasinaium Zinaceps ZinazoniumFamily Platydesmidae DeSaussure 1860 Desmethus PlatydesmusReferences edit Shear W 2011 Class Diplopoda de Blainville in Gervais 1844 In Zhang Z Q Ed Animal biodiversity An outline of higher level classification and survey of taxonomic richness PDF Zootaxa 3148 159 164 doi 10 11646 zootaxa 3148 1 32 Diagnostic features of Millipede Orders PDF Milli PEET Identification Tables The Field Museum Chicago Retrieved 25 October 2013 KUDO Shin ichi KOSHIO Chiharu TANABE Tsutomu 2009 Male egg brooding in the millipede Yamasinaium noduligerum Diplopoda Andrognathidae Entomological Science 12 3 346 347 doi 10 1111 j 1479 8298 2009 00331 x S2CID 85390085 Kudo Shin Ichi Akagi Yoshinobu Hiraoka Shuichiro Tanabe Tsutomu Morimoto Gen 2011 Exclusive Male Egg Care and Determinants of Brooding Success in a Millipede Ethology 117 1 19 27 doi 10 1111 j 1439 0310 2010 01851 x Moritz Leif Wesener Thomas September 2019 The first known fossils of the Platydesmida an extant American genus in Cretaceous amber from Myanmar Diplopoda Platydesmida Andrognathidae Organisms Diversity amp Evolution 19 3 423 433 doi 10 1007 s13127 019 00408 0 ISSN 1439 6092 S2CID 195744191 Shelley Rowland M 1999 Centipedes and Millipedes with Emphasis on North American Fauna The Kansas School Naturalist 45 3 1 16 Archived from the original on 12 November 2016 Retrieved 25 October 2013 Catalogue of Life 24th September 2018 Taxonomic tree www catalogueoflife org Retrieved 30 September 2018 Further reading editCosta James T 2006 Other Social Arthropds Arachnids Centipedes Millipedes and Crustaceans The Other Insect Societies Cambridge Massachusetts Belknap Press of Harvard University Press pp 667 716 ISBN 9780674021631 External links edit nbsp Arthropods portal nbsp Media related to Platydesmida at Wikimedia Commons nbsp Data related to Platydesmida at Wikispecies Platydesmida at the Encyclopedia of Life nbsp nbsp This myriapoda related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Platydesmida amp oldid 1182009235, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
