Mecistocephalus simplex | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Chilopoda |
Order: | Geophilomorpha |
Family: | Mecistocephalidae |
Genus: | Mecistocephalus |
Species: | M. simplex
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Binomial name | |
Mecistocephalus simplex
Chamberlin, 1920
[1]
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Mecistocephalus simplex is a species of centipede in the Mecistocephalidae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1920 by American biologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin. [1] [2]
The original description of this species is based on a specimen measuring 40 mm in length. This species has 49 pairs of legs. [1]
The species occurs in coastal north-eastern Queensland. [3] The type locality is Cairns. [2]
The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter and soil. [3]
Mecistocephalus simplex | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Chilopoda |
Order: | Geophilomorpha |
Family: | Mecistocephalidae |
Genus: | Mecistocephalus |
Species: | M. simplex
|
Binomial name | |
Mecistocephalus simplex
Chamberlin, 1920
[1]
|
Mecistocephalus simplex is a species of centipede in the Mecistocephalidae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1920 by American biologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin. [1] [2]
The original description of this species is based on a specimen measuring 40 mm in length. This species has 49 pairs of legs. [1]
The species occurs in coastal north-eastern Queensland. [3] The type locality is Cairns. [2]
The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter and soil. [3]