Major Subgroups
in the phylum
Phylum: Myriapoda
o Pauropoda
o Diplopoda (Millipedes)
o Chilopoda (Centipedes)
o Symphyla
Evolutionary (phylogenetic)
relationships between Myriapoda
Phylogenetic trees represent the branching
history of a descent linking taxa.
(figure used with permission from David
Home)
