Ballophilus filiformis

Ballophilus filiformis is a species of centipede in the genus Ballophilus and is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1] The original description of this species is based on pale yellow specimens reaching 17 mm in length with 49 or 51 pairs of legs.[2]

Ballophilus filiformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Ballophilidae
Genus: Ballophilus
Species:
B. filiformis
Binomial name
Ballophilus filiformis
Attems, 1953

References

  1. "Catalogue of Life - 2011 Annual Checklist :: Species details".
  2. Attems, C. (1953). "Neue Myriopoden des Belgischen Congo". Annales du Musée Royal du Congo Belge. 18: 1-139 [120].
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