Polyzonium

Polyzonium germanicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Subphylum:  | Myriapoda
Class:  | Diplopoda
Order:  | Polyzoniida
Family:  | Polyzoniidae
Genus:  | Polyzonium
Brandt, 1837
Synonyms

List

* Platyiulus Gervais, 1836
* Platyjulus Brandt, 1840
* Platyulus Gervais, 1836

Short description: Genus of millipede

Polyzonium is a genus of millipedes belonging to the family Polyzoniidae and order Polyzoniida.[1]

## Distribution and habitat

The species of this genus are native to Europe,[2] where they inhabit forested areas on limestone soils. P. germanicum possesses the widest distribution, being found in over 25 European countries.[3] 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.[2]

## Species list

The following species are recognised:[4]

* Polyzonium eburneum Verhoeff, 1907
* Polyzonium germanicum Brandt, 1837
* Polyzonium transsilvanicum Verhoeff, 1898

## References

1. ↑ "Polyzonium Brandt, 1837" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/1026474.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 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. doi:10.3897/BDJ.9.e71495
3. ↑ "Polyzonium germanicum Brandt, 1837". 2023-06-20. https://fauna-eu.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/80bec829-7129-415b-bda0-450cf45eaa6b.
4. ↑ "Polyzonium Brandt, 1837". 2023-06-04. https://www.millibase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=892382.

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