Australoschendyla albanyensis

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Australoschendyla albanyensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Schendylidae
Genus: Australoschendyla
Species:
A. albanyensis
Binomial name
Australoschendyla albanyensis
R.E.Jones, 1996 [1]

Australoschendyla albanyensis is a species of centipede in the Schendylidae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1996 by R. E. Jones. [1] [2]

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Description

This species can reach 15 mm in length. Males of this species have 45 pairs of legs; females have 47 leg pairs. [1]

Distribution

The species occurs in coastal south-western Western Australia. [3] The type locality is Bald Head, Albany. [2]

Behaviour

The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter and soil. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Jones, RE (1996). "A new genus of centipede, Australoschendyla (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha: Scendylidae), from Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 17: 411–415 [413].
  2. 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 4 March 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Species Australoschendyla albanyensis Jones, 1996". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
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