Singhalorthomorpha cingalensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Diplopoda |
Order: | Polydesmida |
Family: | Paradoxosomatidae |
Genus: | Singhalorthomorpha |
Species: | S. cingalensis |
Binomial name | |
Singhalorthomorpha cingalensis Humbert, 1865 | |
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