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C. A. W. Jeekel

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Casimir Albrecht Willem Jeekel (1922–2010) was a Dutch myriapodologist and entomologist known for his major contributions to the taxonomy of millipedes. [1]

36 relations: Aphelidesmidae, Centipede, Chelodesmidae, Chordeumatida, Dalodesmidae, Doctor of Philosophy, Dutch people, Entomology, Fungus, Ground beetle, Harpagophoridae, Julidae, Laboulbenia, Medan, Millipede, Monograph, Mycology, Myriapoda, Myriapodology, Netherlands, Netherlands Entomological Society, Pachybolidae, Paradoxosomatidae, Polydesmida, Richard L. Hoffman, Schendylidae, Sphaeropoeus, Spirobolida, Spirostreptida, Sumatra, Suriname, Taxonomy (biology), University of Amsterdam, Xystodesmidae, Zephroniidae, Zoological Museum Amsterdam.

Aphelidesmidae

Aphelidesmidae' is a family of polydesmidan millipedes distributed in Central America, Caribbean.

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Centipede

Centipedes (from Latin prefix centi-, "hundred", and pes, pedis, "foot") are arthropods belonging to the class Chilopoda of the subphylum Myriapoda, an arthropod group which also includes Millipedes and other multi-legged creatures.

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Chelodesmidae

Chelodesmidae, is a millipede family of order Polydesmida.

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Chordeumatida

Chordeumatida (from the Greek word for "sausage") is a large order of millipedes containing some 1200 species with a nearly worldwide distribution.

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Dalodesmidae

Dalodesmidae is a family of millipedes in the order Polydesmida, containing at least 250 species found in the Southern Hemisphere.

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Doctor of Philosophy

A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD or Ph.D.; Latin Philosophiae doctor) is the highest academic degree awarded by universities in most countries.

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Dutch people

The Dutch (Dutch), occasionally referred to as Netherlanders—a term that is cognate to the Dutch word for Dutch people, "Nederlanders"—are a Germanic ethnic group native to the Netherlands.

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Entomology

Entomology is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology.

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Fungus

A fungus (plural: fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms.

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Ground beetle

Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe.

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Harpagophoridae

Harpagophoridae is a family of round-backed millipedes of the order Spirostreptida.

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Julidae

Julidae is a family of millipedes in the order Julida, containing more than 600 species in around 20 genera.

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Laboulbenia

Laboulbenia is a genus of fungi in the family Laboulbeniaceae.

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Medan

Medan; is the capital of North Sumatra province in Indonesia.

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Millipede

Millipedes are a group of arthropods that are characterised by having two pairs of jointed legs on most body segments; they are known scientifically as the class Diplopoda, the name being derived from this feature.

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Monograph

A monograph is a specialist work of writing (in contrast to reference works) on a single subject or an aspect of a subject, often by a single author, and usually on a scholarly subject.

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Mycology

Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungi, including their genetic and biochemical properties, their taxonomy and their use to humans as a source for tinder, medicine, food, and entheogens, as well as their dangers, such as toxicity or infection.

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Myriapoda

Myriapoda is a subphylum of arthropods containing millipedes, centipedes, and others.

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Myriapodology

Myriapodology is the scientific study of myriapods which includes centipedes and millipedes.

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Netherlands

The Netherlands (Nederland), often referred to as Holland, is a country located mostly in Western Europe with a population of seventeen million.

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Netherlands Entomological Society

The Netherlands Entomological Society (Nederlandse Entomologische Vereniging, abbreviated NEV) was founded in 1845 for the purpose of improving and promoting entomology in the Netherlands.

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Pachybolidae

Pachybolidae, is a family of Round-backed millipedes of the order Spirobolida.

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Paradoxosomatidae

Paradoxosomatidae, the only family in the suborder Paradoxosomatidea (also known as Strongylosomatidea), is a family of flat-backed millipedes in the order Polydesmida.

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Polydesmida

Polydesmida (from the Greek poly "many" and desmos "bond") is the largest order of millipedes, containing approximately 3,500 species, including all the millipedes reported to produce hydrogen cyanide (HCN).

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Richard L. Hoffman

Richard Lawrence Hoffman (September 25, 1927 – June 10, 2012) was an American zoologist known as an international expert on millipedes, and a leading authority on the natural history of Virginia and the Appalachian Mountains.

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Schendylidae

Schendylidae is a family of soil centipedes in the order Geophilomorpha.

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Sphaeropoeus

Sphaeropoeus is a genus of giant pill millipedes belonging to the family Zephroniidae.

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Spirobolida

Spirobolida is an order of "round-backed" millipedes containing approximately 500 species in 12 families.

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Spirostreptida

Spirostreptida is an order of long, cylindrical millipedes.

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Sumatra

Sumatra is an Indonesian island in Southeast Asia that is part of the Sunda Islands.

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Suriname

Suriname (also spelled Surinam), officially known as the Republic of Suriname (Republiek Suriname), is a sovereign state on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America.

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Taxonomy (biology)

Taxonomy is the science of defining and naming groups of biological organisms on the basis of shared characteristics.

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University of Amsterdam

The University of Amsterdam (abbreviated as UvA, Universiteit van Amsterdam) is a public university located in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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Xystodesmidae

Xystodesmidae is a family of millipedes.

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Zephroniidae

Zephroniidae (sometimes misspelled "Zephronidae") is a family of giant pill millipedes in the taxonomic order Sphaerotheriida.

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Zoological Museum Amsterdam

The Zoological Museum Amsterdam (ZMA) was a natural history museum located close to Oosterpark in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._A._W._Jeekel

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