Julida is an order of millipedes. Members are mostly small and cylindrical, typically ranging from in length. Eyes may be present or absent, and in mature males of many species, the first pair of legs is modified into hook-like structures. Additionally, both pairs of legs on the 7th body segment of males are modified into gonopods.
Distribution Julida contains predominantly temperate species ranging from North America to Panama, Europe, Asia north of the Himalayas, Asir region, Saudi Arabia, and Southeast Asia.
Classification The order Julida contains approximately 750 species, divided into the following superfamilies and families:
Blaniuloidea C. L. Koch, 1847 Blaniulidae C. L. Koch, 1847 Galliobatidae Brolemann, 1921 Okeanobatidae Verhoeff, 1942 Zosteractinidae Loomis, 1943 Juloidea Leach, 1814 Julidae Leach, 1814 Rhopaloiulidae Attems, 1926 Trichoblaniulidae Verhoeff, 1911 Trichonemasomatidae Enghoff, 1991 Nemasomatoidea Bollman, 1893 Chelojulidae Enghoff, 1991 Nemasomatidae Bollman, 1893 Pseudonemasomatidae Enghoff, 1991 Telsonemasomatidae Enghoff, 1991 Paeromopodoidea Cook, 1895 Aprosphylosomatidae Hoffman, 1961 Paeromopodidae Cook, 1895 Parajuloidea Bollman, 1893 Mongoliulidae Pocock, 1903 Parajulidae Bollman, 1893
References
Ilic, B. (2019). Multifaceted activity of millipede secretions:. [online] Web of Science. Available at: http://apps.webofknowledge.com/full_record.do?product=WOS&search_mode=GeneralSearch&qid=1&SID=6AJXsNVdjIGRrwQybhF&page=1&doc=4 [Accessed 18 Oct. 2019].
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