Pauropodidae

Pauropodidae
An unidentified species under a microscope
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Pauropoda
Order: Tetramerocerata
Family: Pauropodidae
Lubbock, 1867

Pauropodidae is the most diverse family of pauropods, containing 27 genera and more than 800 species. This family has a subcosmopolitan distribution. These pauropods usually live in the soil on mountains and hills. This family also includes the only known fossil pauropod (Eopauropus).

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