Marsikomerus bryanus

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Marsikomerus bryanus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Schendylidae
Genus: Marsikomerus
Species:
M. bryanus
Binomial name
Marsikomerus bryanus
(Chamberlin, 1926) [1]
Synonyms
  • Lanonyx lanaiusChamberlin,1953
  • Marsikomerus pacificusAttems, 1938

Marsikomerus bryanus is a species of centipede in the Lithobiidae family. It was described in 1926 by American myriapodologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin. [1] [2]

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Description

This species ranges from yellow to orange in colour, can reach up to 47 mm in length, and has 39 to 57 pairs of legs. [3]

Distribution

The species occurs in the Hawaiian Islands. The type locality is Hawaii. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Chamberlin, RV (1926). "Chilopoda". Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin. 31: 92–94 [92].
  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 15 April 2023.
  3. ↑ Bonato, Lucio; Foddai, Donatella; Minelli, Alessandro (2004). "The Centipede Order Geophilomorpha in the Hawaiian Islands (Chilopoda)" (PDF). Bishop Museum Occasional Papers. 78: 13–32 [18].
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