Marsikomerus
Marsikomerus is a genus of centipedes in the family Schendylidae. It was described by Austrian myriapodologist Carl Attems in 1938.[1][2] Species in this genus are found in Mexico and in the United States (in Arkansas, Texas, and Hawaii).[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Schendylidae |
| Genus: | Marsikomerus Attems, 1938[1] |
| Type species | |
| Marsikomerus pacificus Attems,1938 | |
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Description
Centipedes in this genus range from 1 cm to 5 cm in length and have 39 to 61 pairs of legs.[4]
Species
There are four valid species:[2]
- Marsikomerus arcanus (Crabill, 1961)
- Marsikomerus bryanus (Chamberlin, 1926)
- Marsikomerus koestneri (Chamberlin, 1940)
- Marsikomerus texanus (Chamberlin, 1940)
References
- Attems, C (1938). "Myriopoden von Hawaii". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 108B: 365–387 [371].
- Bonato L., Chagas Junior A., Edgecombe G.D., Lewis J.G.E., Minelli A., Pereira L.A., Shelley R.M., Stoev P., Zapparoli M. (2016). "ChiloBase 2.0". A World Catalogue of Centipedes (Chilopoda). Rosario Dioguardi and Giuseppe Cortese, University of Padua. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Hoffman, Richard L.; Pereira, Luis A. (1991-03-01). "Systematics and biogeography of Marsikomerus Attems, 1938, a misunderstood genus of centipedes (Geophilomorpha: Schendylidae)". Insecta Mundi. 5 (1): 45–60 [47] – via DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska – Lincoln.
- Bonato, Lucio; Edgecombe, Gregory D.; Zapparoli, Marzio (2011). "Chilopoda – Taxonomic overview". In Minelli, Alessandro (ed.). The Myriapoda. Volume 1. Leiden: Brill. pp. 363–443. ISBN 978-90-04-18826-6. OCLC 812207443.
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