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Cormocephalus pyropygus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Scolopendromorpha
Family: Scolopendridae
Genus: Cormocephalus
Species:
C. pyropygus
Binomial name
Cormocephalus pyropygus
Edgecombe & Waldock, 2019 [1]

Cormocephalus pyropygus is a species of centipede in the Scolopendridae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 2019. [1]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in the Fortescue River valley, in the Pilbara region of north-west Western Australia. The centipedes are blind and occupy subterranean habitats. [2]

References

  1. ^ a b Edgecombe, GD; Huey, JA; Humphreys, WF; Hillyer, M; Burger, MA; Volschenk, ES; Waldock, JM (2019). "Blind scolopendrid centipedes of the genus Cormocephalus from subterranean habitats in Western Australia (Myriapoda: Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendridae)". Invertebrate Systematics. 33 (6): 807–824 [815]. doi: 10.1071/IS19015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Species Cormocephalus pyropygus Edgecombe & Waldock, 2019". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cormocephalus pyropygus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Scolopendromorpha
Family: Scolopendridae
Genus: Cormocephalus
Species:
C. pyropygus
Binomial name
Cormocephalus pyropygus
Edgecombe & Waldock, 2019 [1]

Cormocephalus pyropygus is a species of centipede in the Scolopendridae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 2019. [1]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in the Fortescue River valley, in the Pilbara region of north-west Western Australia. The centipedes are blind and occupy subterranean habitats. [2]

References

  1. ^ a b Edgecombe, GD; Huey, JA; Humphreys, WF; Hillyer, M; Burger, MA; Volschenk, ES; Waldock, JM (2019). "Blind scolopendrid centipedes of the genus Cormocephalus from subterranean habitats in Western Australia (Myriapoda: Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendridae)". Invertebrate Systematics. 33 (6): 807–824 [815]. doi: 10.1071/IS19015. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Species Cormocephalus pyropygus Edgecombe & Waldock, 2019". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2023.

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