Polyzonium is a genus of millipedes belonging to the family Polyzoniidae and order Polyzoniida.
Distribution and habitat The species of this genus are native to Europe,Haľková B, Drabová M, Mock A (2021) An annotated checklist of millipede fauna from Slovakia, with ecological and biogeographic characteristics. Biodiversity Data Journal 9: e71495. where they inhabit forested areas on limestone soils. P. germanicum possesses the widest distribution, being found in over 25 European countries. The other two species within the genus, P. eburneum and P. transsilvanicum are restricted to mountainous habitat such as the Eastern Alps and Carpathian Mountain range, with P. transsilvanicum possessing a locally endemic population in the Eastern Carpathian.
Species list The following species are recognised: Polyzonium eburneum Verhoeff, 1907 Polyzonium germanicum Brandt, 1837 Polyzonium transsilvanicum Verhoeff, 1898
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