Marshallopus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Chilopoda |
Order: | Geophilomorpha |
Family: | Oryidae |
Genus: | Marshallopus Verhoeff, 1937 [1] |
Type species | |
Orphnaeus platypedatus Takakuwa, 1934 |
Marshallopus is a monotypic genus of centipedes in the family Oryidae. It was described by German myriapodologist Karl Wilhelm Verhoeff in 1937. The sole species is Marshallopus platypedatus (Takakuwa, 1934). [1] [2]
Centipedes in this genus are melanised in patches, and their ultimate legs are basally swollen and distally flattened. These centipedes range from 2 cm to 3 cm in length and have about 69 pairs of legs. [3]
The species occurs in Micronesia. The type locality is the Marshall Islands. [2]