Zelanophilus | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Chilopoda |
Order: | Geophilomorpha |
Family: | Zelanophilidae |
Genus: |
Zelanophilus Chamberlin, 1920 [1] |
Type species | |
Zelanophilus wheeleri Chamberlin, 1920
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Zelanophilus is a genus of three species of centipedes, in the family Zelanophilidae. This genus was described by American biologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin in 1920. [2] Centipedes in this genus are found in Australia and New Zealand. [3]
Centipedes in this genus feature forcipules without denticles, anterior trunk metasternites with a single posterior pore-field, and coxopleura with many scattered pores; the lateral parts of the labrum almost touch medially, with the intermediate part inconspicuous, and the female gonopods are distinct and biarticulate. These centipedes range from 4 cm to 7 cm in length and have 59 to 77 pairs of legs. [3]
Valid species: [2]
Zelanophilus | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Chilopoda |
Order: | Geophilomorpha |
Family: | Zelanophilidae |
Genus: |
Zelanophilus Chamberlin, 1920 [1] |
Type species | |
Zelanophilus wheeleri Chamberlin, 1920
|
Zelanophilus is a genus of three species of centipedes, in the family Zelanophilidae. This genus was described by American biologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin in 1920. [2] Centipedes in this genus are found in Australia and New Zealand. [3]
Centipedes in this genus feature forcipules without denticles, anterior trunk metasternites with a single posterior pore-field, and coxopleura with many scattered pores; the lateral parts of the labrum almost touch medially, with the intermediate part inconspicuous, and the female gonopods are distinct and biarticulate. These centipedes range from 4 cm to 7 cm in length and have 59 to 77 pairs of legs. [3]
Valid species: [2]