Lophoproctidae | |
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Lophoproctus coecus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Diplopoda |
Order: | Polyxenida |
Family: | Lophoproctidae Silvestri, 1897 |
Lophoproctidae is a family of millipedes in the order Polyxenida containing approximately 65 species in 6 genera.[1]
Lophoproctids are distinguished by a soft body, bearing bristles at the posterior end of each diplosegment;[2] they are blind and generally lack pigmentation. Individuals are small, ranging in size from 1.2 to 4.2 mm.[3] Adults have 13 pairs of legs with internal leg buds,[4] except for those in one species (Lophoturus madecassus), which have only 11 pairs of legs.[5]
As of 2017, the family contains the following genera:[1]