Marsikomerus bryanus
Marsikomerus bryanus is a species of centipede in the Lithobiidae family. It was described in 1926 by American myriapodologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin.[1][2]
| Marsikomerus bryanus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Schendylidae |
| Genus: | Marsikomerus |
| Species: | M. bryanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Marsikomerus bryanus (Chamberlin, 1926)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Description
This species ranges from yellow to orange in colour, can reach up to 47 mm in length, and has 39 to 57 pairs of legs.[3]
Distribution
The species occurs in the Hawaiian Islands. The type locality is Hawaii.[2]
References
- Chamberlin, RV (1926). "Chilopoda". Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin. 31: 92–94 [92].
- 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) - Bonato, Lucio; Foddai, Donatella; Minelli, Alessandro (2004). "The Centipede Order Geophilomorpha in the Hawaiian Islands (Chilopoda)" (PDF). Bishop Museum Occasional Papers. 78: 13–32 [18].
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