Trichopetalum (millipede)

Trichopetalum
Trichopetalum dickbrucei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Chordeumatida
Family: Trichopetalidae
Subfamily: Trichopetalinae
Genus: Trichopetalum
Harger, 1872
Type species
Trichopetalum lunatum
Harger, 1872
Synonyms
  • Tynopus Chamberlin, 1940
  • Flagellopetalum Causey, 1951

Trichopetalum is a genus of chordeumatidan millipedes known from eastern North America.[1]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Trichopetalum:[2]

  • Trichopetalum dickbrucei Shear, 2010
  • Trichopetalum dux (Chamberlin, 1940)
  • Trichopetalum jerryblatti Shear, 2010
  • Trichopetalum lunatum Harger, 1872
  • Trichopetalum montis Chamberlin, 1951
  • Trichopetalum stannardi (Causey, 1951)
  • Trichopetalum uncum Cook & Collins, 1895

References

  1. ^ Shear, William A. (2010). "The milliped family Trichopetalidae, Part 2: The genera Trichopetalum, Zygonopus and Scoterpes (Diplopoda: Chordeumatida, Cleidogonoidea)". Zootaxa. 2385: 1–62. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2385.1.1.
  2. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Out of scope". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2025-09-09.