Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Myriapoda Order Polydesmida | Phylum Arthropoda Class Diplopoda Rank Family | |
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Similar Dalodesmidae, Ammodesmidae, Platyrhacidae, Pyrgodesmidae | ||
Gomphodesmidae is a family of millipedes in the order Polydesmida, containing around 55 genera and 150 species. The family is native to Africa, and occurs primarily in savanna habitat (open-canopy grasslands) from South Africa north to Senegal and Ethiopia.
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