Mecistocephalus ocanus

Mecistocephalus ocanus is a species of centipede in the Mecistocephalidae family. It was described in 1946 by American myriapodologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin.[1][2]

Mecistocephalus ocanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Mecistocephalidae
Genus: Mecistocephalus
Species:
M. ocanus
Binomial name
Mecistocephalus ocanus

Description

The original description of this species is based on a specimen measuring about 15 mm in length with 49 pairs of legs.[1]

Distribution

The species occurs in Micronesia. The type locality is Oka Point, Guam.[2]

References

  1. Chamberlin, RV (1946). "A new millipede and two new centipedes from Guam". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 59: 161–163 [162].
  2. 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)
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