Paralamyctes mesibovi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Chilopoda |
Order: | Lithobiomorpha |
Family: | Henicopidae |
Genus: | Paralamyctes |
Species: | P. mesibovi |
Binomial name | |
Paralamyctes mesibovi | |
Paralamyctes mesibovi is a species of centipede in the Henicopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was first described in 2001 by palaeontologist Gregory Edgecombe.[1][2]
Distribution
The species only occurs in the Australian island state of Tasmania.[3] The type locality is Wombat Hill, Waratah, North West Tasmania.[2]
Behaviour
The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter and soil.[3]
References
- 1 2 Edgecombe, GD (2001). "Revision of Paralamyctes (Chilopoda: Lithobiomorpha: Henicopidae), with six new species from Eastern Australia". Records of the Australian Museum. 53: 201–241 [232].
- 1 2 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 9 March 2023.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - 1 2 "Species Paralamyctes (Nothofagobius) mesibovi Edgecombe, 2001". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
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