Nesomerium
Nesomerium is a monotypic genus of centipedes in the family Geophilidae. It was described in 1953 by American myriapodologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin. The sole species is Nesomerium hawaiiense Chamberlin, 1953.[1][2] Since the original description of this species based on a single specimen, no other specimens have been referred to this species or this genus, and some authorities express doubts about the validity of these taxa and their placement in the family Geophilidae.[3]
| Nesomerium | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Geophilidae |
| Genus: | Nesomerium Chamberlin, 1953[1] |
| Type species | |
| Nesomerium hawaiiense Chamberlin, 1953 | |
Description
The original description of this species is based on a male specimen measuring about 45 mm in length with 69 pairs of legs.[1]
Distribution
The species occurs in the Hawaiian Islands.[2]
References
- Chamberlin, RV (1953). "Geophiloid chilopods of the Hawaiian and other Oceanic islands of the Pacific". Great Basin Naturalist. 13: 75–85 [83].
- 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 [25].
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