Cherokia
Cherokia is a genus of flat-backed millipedes in the family Xystodesmidae. There are at least three described species in Cherokia.[1][2][3][4]
| Cherokia | |
|---|---|
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| Chrokia georgiana | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | Polydesmida |
| Family: | Xystodesmidae |
| Tribe: | Rhysodesmini |
| Genus: | Cherokia Chamberlin, 1949 |
Species
These three species belong to the genus Cherokia:
- Cherokia georgiana (Bollman, 1889)
- Cherokia latassa Hoffman
- Cherokia parvior Chamberlin
References
- "Cherokia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- "Cherokia". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- "Cherokia genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- Shelley, R. M. "The myriapods, the world's leggiest animals". University of Tennessee. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
Further reading
- Hoffman, Richard L. (1999). Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America. Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publications. Vol. 8. ISBN 9781884549120.
- Golovatch, Sergei I.; Kime, R. Desmond (2009). "Millipede (Diplopoda) distributions: A review" (PDF). Soil Organisms. 81: 565–597. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- Hoffman, Richard L. (1960). "Revision of the Milliped Genus Cherokia (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae)." Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 112 (3436):227–264, 7 figures, 1 plate. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.112-3436.227
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