Some species attack plant roots and cause crop damage. Centipedes, with which millipedes are often confused, are carnivorous, have a single pair of legs on each segment, and a body that is flat in cross section. Millipedes belong to the phylum Arthropoda, class Diplopoda. The Columbia ...
These animals are part of the Animalia kingdom classification, falling under the Anthropoda phylum. They don’t quite meet the standards for insect classification, due to the sectioning of their body. They are much more closely related to the spider, though the millipede’s class is Diplopoda....
Like insects and spiders, millipedes belong to the phylum Arthropoda. This is where the similarities end, however, as millipedes belong to their own class—the class Diplopoda. Millipedes move slowly on their short legs, which are designed to help them push their way through the soil and veg...
Classification The Class Diplopoda is one of six classes in the Subphylum Atelocerata of the Phylum Arthropoda. The other classes in the subphylum are Chilopoda, the centipedes; Pauropoda, the pauropods; Symphyla, the symphylans; Entognatha, the collembolans, proturans, and diplurans; and ...