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Genus: | Nannarrup Foddai, Bonato, Pereira & Minelli, 2003
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Species: | N. hoffmani
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Nannarrup hoffmani Foddai, Bonato, Pereira & Minelli, 2003
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Nannarup is a genus of soil centipedes in the family Mecistocephalidae; this genus includes a single species, Nannarrup hoffmani, [2] commonly known as Hoffman's dwarf centipede, which was discovered in New York City's Central Park in 2002. [3] This species has 82 legs (41 pairs) and is only 10 mm long, [4] the smallest size in Mecistocephalidae. [5] This species features few coxal pores, which do not reach the dorsal side of the coxopleura. [6]
Researchers think the species originated in East Asia and was carried to the United States in imported plants. [7]
The species is the first new species to be discovered in Central Park in more than a century. [4] The species is named after Dr. Richard L. Hoffman, former curator of invertebrates at the Virginia Museum of Natural History, for his role in helping to identify the species. [4]
Nannarrup | |
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Genus: | Nannarrup Foddai, Bonato, Pereira & Minelli, 2003
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Species: | N. hoffmani
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Nannarrup hoffmani Foddai, Bonato, Pereira & Minelli, 2003
[1]
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Nannarup is a genus of soil centipedes in the family Mecistocephalidae; this genus includes a single species, Nannarrup hoffmani, [2] commonly known as Hoffman's dwarf centipede, which was discovered in New York City's Central Park in 2002. [3] This species has 82 legs (41 pairs) and is only 10 mm long, [4] the smallest size in Mecistocephalidae. [5] This species features few coxal pores, which do not reach the dorsal side of the coxopleura. [6]
Researchers think the species originated in East Asia and was carried to the United States in imported plants. [7]
The species is the first new species to be discovered in Central Park in more than a century. [4] The species is named after Dr. Richard L. Hoffman, former curator of invertebrates at the Virginia Museum of Natural History, for his role in helping to identify the species. [4]