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Merochaeta
Taxonomy
Merochaeta was named by Cook (1895). It is extant.
It was assigned to Eugnatha by Shear and Edgecombe (2010) and Riquelme and Hernández-Patricio (2018).
It was assigned to Eugnatha by Shear and Edgecombe (2010) and Riquelme and Hernández-Patricio (2018).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1895 | Merochaeta Cook |
| 2010 | Merochaeta Shear and Edgecombe p. 181 |
| 2018 | Merochaeta Riquelme and Hernández-Patricio p. 640 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Superor. Merochaeta Cook 1895
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Or. Polydesmida Pocock 1887
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Subor. Leptodesmidea Brolemann 1916
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Superfm. Chelodesmoidea Cook 1895
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Fm. Chelodesmidae Cook 1895
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G. Caraibodesmus Chamberlin 1918
G. Chondrotropis Loomis 1936
G. †Maatidesmus Riquelme and Hernández-Patricio 2014
Superfm. Platyrhacoidea Pocock 1895
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Subor. Polydesmidea Pocock 1887
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G. Dasyodontus Loomis 1936
G. Inodesmus Cook 1896
Superfm. Pyrgodesmoidea Silvestri 1896
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Fm. Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri 1896
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G. Docodesmus Cook 1896
G. Iomus Cook 1911
G. Lophodesmus Pocock 1894
G. Myrmecodesmus Silvestri 1910
G. Psochodesmus Cook 1896
Superfm. Trichopolydesmoidea Verhoeff 1910
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Invalid names: Chelodesmidea Cook 1895 [empty], Chytodesmidae Cook 1896 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available