Biology:Australoschendyla

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Short description: Genus of centipedes

Australoschendyla
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Schendylidae
Genus: Australoschendyla
R.E.Jones, 1996[1]
Type species
Australoschendyla capensis
Jones,1996

Australoschendyla is a genus of centipedes in the family Schendylidae. It was described by R. E. Jones in 1996.[1][2] Centipedes in this genus range from 1 cm to 2 cm in length, have 41 to 47 pairs of legs, and are found in west Australia .[3]

Species

There are two valid species:[2]

  • Australoschendyla albanyensis Jones, 1996
  • Australoschendyla capensis Jones, 1996

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Jones, R.E. (1996). "A new genus of centipede, Australoschendyla (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha: Schendylidae), from Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum 17: 411–415 [411]. https://museum.wa.gov.au/research/records-supplements/records/new-genus-centipede-australoschendyla-chilopoda-geophilomorpha-. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "ChiloBase 2.0". A World Catalogue of Centipedes (Chilopoda). Rosario Dioguardi and Giuseppe Cortese, University of Padua. 2016. https://chilobase.biologia.unipd.it/searches/result_genres/504. 
  3. Bonato, Lucio; Edgecombe, Gregory D.; Zapparoli, Marzio (2011). "Chilopoda – Taxonomic overview". in Minelli, Alessandro. The Myriapoda. Volume 1. Leiden: Brill. pp. 363–443. ISBN 978-90-04-18826-6. OCLC 812207443. 

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