Tuoba pallida
Tuoba pallida is a species of centipede in the Geophilidae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1998 by R.E. Jones.[1][2]
| Tuoba pallida | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Geophilidae |
| Genus: | Tuoba |
| Species: | T. pallida |
| Binomial name | |
| Tuoba pallida Jones, 1998[1] | |
Description
This species is white throughout and can reach up to 25 mm in length. Males of this species have 55 pairs of legs; females have 57 or 59 leg pairs.[1]
Distribution
The species occurs in coastal south-west Western Australia.[3] The type locality is Penguin Island, Rockingham, Perth.[2]
Behaviour
The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter and soil.[3]
References
- Jones, R.E. (1998). "On the species of Tuoba (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha) in Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands and New Britain". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 18: 333–346 [343].
- 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 1 March 2023.
- "Species Tuoba pallida Jones, 1998". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
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