Mecistocephalus brevisternalis
Mecistocephalus brevisternalis is a species of centipede in the Mecistocephalidae family. It was described in 1934 by Japanese myriapodologist Yosioki Takakuwa.[1][2]
| Mecistocephalus brevisternalis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Mecistocephalidae |
| Genus: | Mecistocephalus |
| Species: | M. brevisternalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Mecistocephalus brevisternalis | |
Description
This species is yellow without dark patches but with a darker head, with 49 pairs of legs and a body up to 30 mm long.[3]
Distribution
The species occurs in Micronesia. The type locality is Jaluit (Yaruto), Marshall Islands.[2]
References
- Takakuwa, Y (1934). "Über drei neue Arten der Chilopoden aus Formosa und Marshallinseln". Transactions of the Natural History Society of Formosa. 24: 221–225 [224].
- 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 11 April 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Uliana, Marco; Bonato, Lucio; Minelli, Alessandro (2007-01-22). "The Mecistocephalidae of the Japanese and Taiwanese islands (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha)". Zootaxa. 1396 (1): 1–84 [41–42]. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1396.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334.
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