Cormocephalus kraepelini
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Chilopoda |
Order: | Scolopendromorpha |
Family: | Scolopendridae |
Genus: | Cormocephalus |
Species: | C. kraepelini
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Binomial name | |
Cormocephalus kraepelini | |
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Cormocephalus kraepelini, also known as the Margaret River centipede, is a species of centipede in the Scolopendridae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1930 by Austrian myriapodologist Carl Attems.[1]
Distribution
[edit]The species is found in south-west Western Australia.[2]
Behaviour
[edit]The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter, soil and rotting wood.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Attems, C (1930). "Myriopoda. 2. Scolopendromorpha". Das Tierreich. Vol. 54. Berlin: De Gruyter. pp. 1–308 [296].
- ^ a b "Species Cormocephalus michaelseni Kraepelin, 1908". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2023.