Pectiniunguis
Pectiniunguis is a genus of centipedes in the family Schendylidae. It was described by American naturalist Charles Harvey Bollman in 1889.[1][2] Centipedes in this genus range from 3 cm to 6 cm in length, have 35 to 69 pairs of legs, and are found in the tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, Fiji, and west Africa.[3]
| Pectiniunguis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Schendylidae |
| Genus: | Pectiniunguis Bollman, 1889[1] |
| Type species | |
| Pectiniunguis americanus Bollman, 1889 | |
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Species
There are about 24 valid species:[2]
- Pectiniunguis aequatorialis Pereira, 2018
- Pectiniunguis albemarlensis Chamberlin, 1914
- Pectiniunguis americanus Bollman, 1889
- Pectiniunguis amphibius Chamberlin, 1923
- Pectiniunguis argentinensis Pereira & Coscarón, 1975
- Pectiniunguis ascendens Pereira, Minelli & Barbieri, 1994
- Pectiniunguis bolbonyx (Brölemann & Ribaut, 1912)
- Pectiniunguis bollmani Pereira, Minelli & Foddai, 1999
- Pectiniunguis catalinensis Chamberlin, 1941
- Pectiniunguis chazaliei (Brölemann, 1900)
- Pectiniunguis ducalis Pereira, Minelli & Barbieri, 1995
- Pectiniunguis fijiensis (Chamberlin, 1920)
- Pectiniunguis gaigei (Chamberlin, 1921)
- Pectiniunguis geayi (Brölemann & Ribaut, 1911)
- Pectiniunguis halirrhytus Crabill, 1959
- Pectiniunguis imperfossus (Brölemann, 1902)
- Pectiniunguis insulanus Brölemann & Ribaut, 1911
- Pectiniunguis krausi Shear & Peck, 1992
- Pectiniunguis minutus (Demange, 1968)
- Pectiniunguis nesiotes Chamberlin, 1923
- Pectiniunguis pauperatus Silvestri, 1907
- Pectiniunguis pectinatus (Attems, 1934)
- Pectiniunguis plusiodontus Attems, 1903
- Pectiniunguis roigi Pereira, Foddai & Minelli, 2001
References
- Bollman, CH (1889). Howard, LO (ed.). "Scientific results of explorations by the U. S. Fish. Commission Steamer 'Albatross'". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 12: 211–216 [212].
- 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 3 April 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - 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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