Mecistocephalus labasanus

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Mecistocephalus labasanus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Mecistocephalidae
Genus: Mecistocephalus
Species:
M. labasanus
Binomial name
Mecistocephalus labasanus
(Chamberlin, 1920) [1]
Synonyms
  • Ectoptyx labasanusChamberlin, 1920

Mecistocephalus labasanus is a species of centipede in the Mecistocephalidae family. It was described in 1920 by American myriapodologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin. [1] [2]

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Description

This species can reach about 55 mm in length and has 49 pairs of legs. [1]

Distribution

The species occurs in Fiji. The type locality is Nagasu. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Chamberlin, RV (1920). "The Myriopoda of the Australian region". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College. 64: 1–269 [65].
  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 2 April 2023.
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