| Ribautia rainbowi | |
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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. rainbowi
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| Binomial name | |
| Ribautia rainbowi | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ribautia rainbowi is a species of centipede in the Geophilidae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1912 by French myriapodologist Henry Wilfred Brolemann. [1] [2]
Description
The original description of this species is based on a single female specimen measuring about 50 mm in length with 65 pairs of legs. [1]
Distribution
The species occurs in New South Wales. [3]
Behaviour
The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter, soil and rotting wood. [3]
References
- ^ a b c Brölemann, HW (1925). "The Myriapoda in the Australian Museum. Part I. Chilopoda". Records of the Australian Museum. 9: 37–75 [70]. doi: 10.3853/j.0067-1975.9.1912.923.
- ^ Bonato L.; Chagas Junior A.; Edgecombe G.D.; Lewis J.G.E.; Minelli A.; Pereira L.A.; Shelley R.M.; Stoev P.; Zapparoli M. (2016). "ChiloBase 2.0". A World Catalogue of Centipedes (Chilopoda). Rosario Dioguardi and Giuseppe Cortese, University of Padua. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Species Ribautia rainbowi (Brölemann, 1912)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
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| Ribautia rainbowi | |
|---|---|
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Geophilidae |
| Genus: | Ribautia |
| Species: | R. rainbowi
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| Binomial name | |
| Ribautia rainbowi | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Ribautia rainbowi is a species of centipede in the Geophilidae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1912 by French myriapodologist Henry Wilfred Brolemann. [1] [2]
Description
The original description of this species is based on a single female specimen measuring about 50 mm in length with 65 pairs of legs. [1]
Distribution
The species occurs in New South Wales. [3]
Behaviour
The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter, soil and rotting wood. [3]
References
- ^ a b c Brölemann, HW (1925). "The Myriapoda in the Australian Museum. Part I. Chilopoda". Records of the Australian Museum. 9: 37–75 [70]. doi: 10.3853/j.0067-1975.9.1912.923.
- ^ Bonato L.; Chagas Junior A.; Edgecombe G.D.; Lewis J.G.E.; Minelli A.; Pereira L.A.; Shelley R.M.; Stoev P.; Zapparoli M. (2016). "ChiloBase 2.0". A World Catalogue of Centipedes (Chilopoda). Rosario Dioguardi and Giuseppe Cortese, University of Padua. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Species Ribautia rainbowi (Brölemann, 1912)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
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