Rhachodesmidae is a family of flat-backed millipedes in the order Polydesmida. There are more than 20 genera and at least 80 described species in Rhachodesmidae.
Genera
These 21 genera belong to the family Rhachodesmidae:
- Aceratophallus <small>Carl, 1902</small>
- Acutangulus <small>Attems, 1898</small>
- Ceuthauxus <small>Chamberlin, 1942</small>
- Chromodesmus <small>Loomis, 1977</small>
- Cornalatus <small>Attems, 1931</small>
- Curodesmus <small>Chamberlin, 1922</small>
- Diuncustoma <small>Shelley, 1997</small>
- Dobrodesmus
- Euphallus <small>Chamberlin, 1953</small>
- Metaphallus <small>Chamberlin, 1952</small>
- Mexidesmus <small>Loomis, 1977</small>
- Neoleptodesmus <small>Carl, 1903</small>
- Pararhachistes <small>Pocock, 1909</small>
- Rhachidomorpha <small>De Saussure, 1860</small>
- Rhachodesmus <small>Cook, 1895</small>
- Sakophallus <small>Chamberlin, 1941</small>
- Strongylodesmus <small>De Saussure, 1859</small>
- Tancitares <small>Chamberlin, 1942</small>
- Teinorhachis <small>Loomis, 1961</small>
- Tiphallus <small>Chamberlin, 1952</small>
- Unculabes <small>Causey, 1971</small>
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