Maoriella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Chilopoda |
Order: | Geophilomorpha |
Family: | Geophilidae |
Genus: |
Maoriella Attems, 1903 [1] |
Type species | |
Maoriella aucklandica Attems, 1903
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Synonyms | |
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Maoriella is a genus of centipedes in the family Geophilidae. It was described by Austrian myriapodologist Carl Attems in 1903. [1] [2] Species in this genus are found in New Zealand, Australia, and Tahiti. [3]
The head and forcipules in this genus are very elongate, the coxosternite of the second maxillae is divided mid-longitudinally without sclerotized ridges, and the sternal pores are arranged in two pairs of groups. Centipedes in this genus range from about 3 cm to 9 cm in length and have 41 to 91 pairs of legs. [3] The large species Maoriella aucklandica can reach 90 mm in length and can have as many as 91 leg pairs, the maximum number in this genus. [4] The small species M. zelanica measures 28 mm in length [5] and can have as few as 41 leg pairs, the minimum number in this genus. [6]
There are six valid species: [2]
Maoriella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Chilopoda |
Order: | Geophilomorpha |
Family: | Geophilidae |
Genus: |
Maoriella Attems, 1903 [1] |
Type species | |
Maoriella aucklandica Attems, 1903
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Synonyms | |
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Maoriella is a genus of centipedes in the family Geophilidae. It was described by Austrian myriapodologist Carl Attems in 1903. [1] [2] Species in this genus are found in New Zealand, Australia, and Tahiti. [3]
The head and forcipules in this genus are very elongate, the coxosternite of the second maxillae is divided mid-longitudinally without sclerotized ridges, and the sternal pores are arranged in two pairs of groups. Centipedes in this genus range from about 3 cm to 9 cm in length and have 41 to 91 pairs of legs. [3] The large species Maoriella aucklandica can reach 90 mm in length and can have as many as 91 leg pairs, the maximum number in this genus. [4] The small species M. zelanica measures 28 mm in length [5] and can have as few as 41 leg pairs, the minimum number in this genus. [6]
There are six valid species: [2]