Ribautia derrana | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Chilopoda |
Order: | Geophilomorpha |
Family: | Geophilidae |
Genus: | Ribautia |
Species: | R. derrana
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Binomial name | |
Ribautia derrana (
Chamberlin, 1920)
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Synonyms | |
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Ribautia derrana is a species of centipede in the Geophilidae 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 31 mm in length with 51 pairs of legs. [1]
The species occurs in eastern coastal Queensland. The type locality is Dana, near Brisbane. [3] [2]
The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter, soil and rotting wood. [3]
Ribautia derrana | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Chilopoda |
Order: | Geophilomorpha |
Family: | Geophilidae |
Genus: | Ribautia |
Species: | R. derrana
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Binomial name | |
Ribautia derrana (
Chamberlin, 1920)
[1]
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Synonyms | |
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Ribautia derrana is a species of centipede in the Geophilidae 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 31 mm in length with 51 pairs of legs. [1]
The species occurs in eastern coastal Queensland. The type locality is Dana, near Brisbane. [3] [2]
The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter, soil and rotting wood. [3]