Diplopoda
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Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From neuter plural of New Latin diplopodus, from Ancient Greek διπλόος (diplóos, “double”) + Ancient Greek πούς (poús, “foot, leg”) + Latin -us (adjectival suffix).
Proper noun[edit]
Diplopoda
- A taxonomic class within the subphylum Myriapoda – the millipedes.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (class): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Myriapoda - subphylum
Hyponyms[edit]
- (class): Helminthomorpha, Penicillata, Pentazonia (subclasses)
- (class per Ruggiero et al): Chilognatha (Helminthomorpha, Pentazonia - infraclasses), Penicillata - subclasses
References[edit]
- Millipede on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Diplopoda on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Diplopoda on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248