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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: |
Tuoba Chamberlin, 1920 [1] |
Type species | |
Tuoba curticeps Chamberlin,1920
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Synonyms | |
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Tuoba is a genus of 17 species of centipedes, in the family Geophilidae. This genus was described by American biologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin in 1920. [2] These centipedes are found in coastal regions and islands in the Mediterranean and in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. [3]
Centipedes in this genus feature short forcipules with a denticle at the base of each tarsungulum, anterior trunk metasternites with an anterior medial socket and a posterior transverse band of pores, and leg claws with an especially elongate basal spine; the coxal organs open into a single ventral pit on each coxopleuron. [3] These centipedes range from about 2 cm to about 5 cm in length and have 39 to 73 pairs of legs. [3] The Japanese species Tuoba japonicus, with 41 to 51 leg pairs in each sex, is notable for its small size, reaching a maximum length of only 17 mm. [4] The species T. sydneyensis can reach 32 mm in length but can also have as few as 39 leg pairs, [5] the minimum number recorded in this genus. [3] The species T. xylophaga, found in New Zealand, is notable for its large size (reaching 45 mm in length) and its many legs (from 57 to 67 pairs). [5] An undescribed species of Tuoba discovered on Prime Seal Island has 73 leg pairs, [6] the maximum number recorded in this genus. [3]
Valid species: [2]
Tuoba | |
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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: |
Tuoba Chamberlin, 1920 [1] |
Type species | |
Tuoba curticeps Chamberlin,1920
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Synonyms | |
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Tuoba is a genus of 17 species of centipedes, in the family Geophilidae. This genus was described by American biologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin in 1920. [2] These centipedes are found in coastal regions and islands in the Mediterranean and in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. [3]
Centipedes in this genus feature short forcipules with a denticle at the base of each tarsungulum, anterior trunk metasternites with an anterior medial socket and a posterior transverse band of pores, and leg claws with an especially elongate basal spine; the coxal organs open into a single ventral pit on each coxopleuron. [3] These centipedes range from about 2 cm to about 5 cm in length and have 39 to 73 pairs of legs. [3] The Japanese species Tuoba japonicus, with 41 to 51 leg pairs in each sex, is notable for its small size, reaching a maximum length of only 17 mm. [4] The species T. sydneyensis can reach 32 mm in length but can also have as few as 39 leg pairs, [5] the minimum number recorded in this genus. [3] The species T. xylophaga, found in New Zealand, is notable for its large size (reaching 45 mm in length) and its many legs (from 57 to 67 pairs). [5] An undescribed species of Tuoba discovered on Prime Seal Island has 73 leg pairs, [6] the maximum number recorded in this genus. [3]
Valid species: [2]