Mecistocephalus ocanus
Appearance
Mecistocephalus ocanus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Chilopoda |
Order: | Geophilomorpha |
Family: | Mecistocephalidae |
Genus: | Mecistocephalus |
Species: | M. ocanus
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Binomial name | |
Mecistocephalus ocanus Chamberlin, 1946[1]
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Mecistocephalus ocanus is a species of centipede in the Mecistocephalidae family. It was described in 1946 by American myriapodologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin.[1][2]
Description
[edit]The original description of this species is based on a specimen measuring about 15 mm in length with 49 pairs of legs.[1]
Distribution
[edit]The species occurs in Micronesia. The type locality is Oka Point, Guam.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Chamberlin, RV (1946). "A new millipede and two new centipedes from Guam". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 59: 161–163 [162].
- ^ a b 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 11 April 2023.