Orphnaeus | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Chilopoda |
Order: | Geophilomorpha |
Family: | Oryidae |
Genus: |
Orphnaeus Meinert, 1870 [1] |
Type species | |
Orphnaeus lividus Meinert,1870
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Synonyms | |
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Orphnaeus is a genus of centipedes in the family Oryidae. This genus was described by Danish entomologist Frederik Vilhelm August Meinert in 1870. [1] [2] Centipedes in this genus are found in tropical regions. [3]
Centipedes in this genus have short ultimate legs, range from 3 cm to 13 cm in length, and have 53 to 131 pairs of legs. [3] The minimum number of legs in this genus (53 pairs) appears in the species Orphnaeus bevilabiatus; the maximum number (131 pairs) appears in the species O. madegassus. [4]
There are 14 valid species: [2]
Orphnaeus | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Chilopoda |
Order: | Geophilomorpha |
Family: | Oryidae |
Genus: |
Orphnaeus Meinert, 1870 [1] |
Type species | |
Orphnaeus lividus Meinert,1870
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Synonyms | |
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Orphnaeus is a genus of centipedes in the family Oryidae. This genus was described by Danish entomologist Frederik Vilhelm August Meinert in 1870. [1] [2] Centipedes in this genus are found in tropical regions. [3]
Centipedes in this genus have short ultimate legs, range from 3 cm to 13 cm in length, and have 53 to 131 pairs of legs. [3] The minimum number of legs in this genus (53 pairs) appears in the species Orphnaeus bevilabiatus; the maximum number (131 pairs) appears in the species O. madegassus. [4]
There are 14 valid species: [2]