| 词条 | Parafontaria |
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| image = Midoribaba yasude 02.jpg | image_caption = Parafontaria tonominea | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Arthropoda | subphylum = Myriapoda | classis = Diplopoda | ordo = Polydesmida | familia = Xystodesmidae | subfamilia = Parafontariinae | subfamilia_authority =Hoffman, 1978 | genus = Parafontaria | genus_authority = Verhoeff, 1936 | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = See text | synonyms = Japonaria Attems, 1938 Grayaria Chamberlin, 1943 }}Parafontaria is a genus of "flat-backed" millipedes (order Polydesmida) consisting of 13 species native to Japan, where they are known as train millipedes.[1][2] Some species exhibit periodical swarming behavior during which large numbers of individuals congregate and can sometimes slow or derail trains when they occur on tracks. Individuals vary from around {{convert|3.5|to|6|cm|in|abbr=on}} as adults, and feed on leaf litter as well as soil, making them comparable to earthworms in facilitating decomposition and soil nutrient cycling.[3][4] Species
References1. ^{{cite journal|last1=Tanabe|first1=T.|title=Revision of the millipede genus Parafontaria Verhoeff, 1936 (Diplopoda, Xystodesmidae)|journal=Journal of Natural History|date=2002|volume=36|issue=18|pages=2139–2183|doi=10.1080/00222930110085610}} {{Taxonbar|from=Q6448484}}{{Myriapoda-stub}}2. ^Marek, P., et al. (2014) A Species Catalog of the Millipede Family Xystodesmidae (Diplopoda: Polydesmida). Special Publication 17. Virginia Museum of Natural History. pp.86-90 3. ^{{cite journal|last1=Hashimoto|first1=Minori|last2=Kaneko|first2=Nobuhiro|last3=Ito|first3=Masamichi T|last4=Toyota|first4=Ayu|title=Exploitation of litter and soil by the train millipede Parafontaria laminata (Diplopoda: Xystodesmidae) in larch plantation forests in Japan|journal=Pedobiologia|date=2004|volume=48|issue=1|pages=71–81|doi=10.1016/j.pedobi.2003.09.001}} 4. ^{{cite journal|last1=Toyota|first1=Ayu|last2=Kaneko|first2=Nobuhiro|last3=Ito|first3=Masamichi T.|title=Soil ecosystem engineering by the train millipede Parafontaria laminata in a Japanese larch forest|journal=Soil Biology and Biochemistry|date=2006|volume=38|issue=7|pages=1840–1850|doi=10.1016/j.soilbio.2005.12.015}} 3 : Polydesmida|Endemic fauna of Japan|Millipedes of Asia |
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