Tasmanophilus
Tasmanophilus is a genus of two species of centipedes, in the family Zelanophilidae. It was described by American biologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin in 1920.[2] Centipedes in this genus are found in Australia and New Zealand.[3]
| Tasmanophilus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Zelanophilidae |
| Genus: | Tasmanophilus Chamberlin, 1920[1] |
| Type species | |
| Tasmanophilus tasmanianus Chamberlin, 1920 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Description
Centipedes in this genus range from 2 cm to 5 cm in length and have 39 to 69 pairs of legs.[3]
Species
Valid species:[2]
- Tasmanophilus opinatus (Newport, 1845)
- Tasmanophilus spenceri (Pocock, 1901)
References
- Chamberlin, RV (1920). "The Myriopoda of the Australian region". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College. 64: 1–269 [44].
- 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 24 February 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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