Biology:Orya barbarica
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Short description: Species of centipede
Orya barbarica | |
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Orya barbarica from Tunisia. Museum specimen | |
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Subphylum: | Myriapoda
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Genus: | Orya
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Species: | O. barbarica
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Orya barbarica (Gervais, 1835)
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Orya barbarica is a species of centipedes belonging to the family Oryidae.[1]
This North African species is notable for its large size,[2] reaching a length of 15–17 centimetres (5.9–6.7 in).[3][4] This species has from 107 to 125 pairs of legs.[5]
References
- ↑ Biolib
- ↑ 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. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/812207443.
- ↑ Chilopoda (Centipedes)
- ↑ J. L. Cloudsley-Thompson Spiders, Scorpions, Centipedes and Mites
- ↑ Attems, Carl (1929) (in de). Lfg. 52 Myriapoda, 1: Geophilomorpha. De Gruyter. pp. 110. doi:10.1515/9783111430638. ISBN 978-3-11-143063-8. https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783111430638/html.
- J. G. E. Lewis The Biology of Centipedes
Wikidata ☰ Q4351421 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orya barbarica.
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