| Plutoniumidae | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Plutonium zwierleini | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Scolopendromorpha |
| Family: | Plutoniumidae Bollman, 1893 |
Plutoniumidae is a family of centipedes belonging to the order Scolopendromorpha.[1] Centipedes in this family are blind and have 21 pairs of legs.[2]
Genera:[1]
- Plutonium Cavanna, 1881
- Theatops Newport, 1844
References
- 1 2 "IRMNG - Plutoniumidae Bollman, 1893". www.irmng.org. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ↑ Vahtera, Varpu; Edgecombe, Gregory D.; Giribet, Gonzalo (2012). "Evolution of blindness in scolopendromorph centipedes (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha): insight from an expanded sampling of molecular data". Cladistics. 28 (1): 4–20. doi:10.1111/j.1096-0031.2011.00361.x.
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