Australoschendyla capensis
Appearance
Australoschendyla capensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Chilopoda |
Order: | Geophilomorpha |
Family: | Schendylidae |
Genus: | Australoschendyla |
Species: | A. capensis
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Binomial name | |
Australoschendyla capensis R.E.Jones, 1996[1]
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Australoschendyla capensis is a species of centipede in the Schendylidae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1996 by R. E. Jones.[1][2]
Description
[edit]This species has 41 or 43 trunk segments and can reach 13 mm in length.[1]
Distribution
[edit]The species occurs in coastal north-western Western Australia.[3] The type locality is the North West Cape peninsula.[2]
Behaviour
[edit]The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter and soil.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Jones, R.E. (1996). "A new genus of centipede, Australoschendyla (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha: Schendylidae), from Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 17: 411–415 [411].
- ^ a b Bonato L, Chagas Junior A, Edgecombe GD, Lewis JG, Minelli A, Pereira LA, Shelley RM, Stoev P, Zapparoli M (2016). "ChiloBase 2.0". A World Catalogue of Centipedes (Chilopoda). Rosario Dioguardi and Giuseppe Cortese, University of Padua. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Species Australoschendyla capensis Jones, 1996". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2023.