Ballophilus australiae

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Ballophilus australiae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Ballophilidae
Genus: Ballophilus
Species:
B. australiae
Binomial name
Ballophilus australiae
Chamberlin, 1920

Ballophilus australiae is a species of centipede in the genus Ballophilus . It is found in Queensland, Australia. [1] The original description of this species is based on a specimen measuring 38 mm in length with 75 pairs of legs. [2]

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References

  1. "Catalogue of Life - 2011 Annual Checklist :: Species details". www.catalogueoflife.org.
  2. Chamberlain, Ralph V. (1920). "The Myriopoda of the Australian Region". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. 64: 1-269 [37] via Biodiversity Heritage Library.