Polydesmus Latreille 1802/1803
(flat-back millipedes)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusPolydesmus (flat-back millipedes)
FamilyPOLYDESMIDAE (flat-back millipdedes)
OrderPOLYDESMIDA (an order of millipedes)
ClassDIPLOPODA (millipedes)
SubphylumMYRIAPODA (myriapods)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Polydesmus (flat-back millipedes) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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