Diplopoda
Translingual
Etymology
From neuter plural of New Latin diplopodus, from Ancient Greek διπλόος (diplóos, “double”) + Ancient Greek πούς (poús, “foot, leg”) + Latin -us (adjectival suffix).
Proper noun
Diplopoda
- A taxonomic class within the subphylum Myriapoda – the millipedes.
Hypernyms
- (class): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Myriapoda - subphylum
Hyponyms
- (class): Helminthomorpha, Penicillata, Pentazonia (subclasses)
- (class per Ruggiero et al): Chilognatha (Helminthomorpha, Pentazonia - infraclasses), Penicillata - subclasses
References
- Millipede on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Diplopoda on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Diplopoda on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521