Biology:Tasmanophilus
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Short description: Genus of centipedes
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Zelanophilidae |
| Genus: | Tasmanophilus Chamberlin, 1920[1] |
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| Tasmanophilus tasmanianus Chamberlin, 1920
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Tasmanophilus is a genus of two species of centipedes, in the family Zelanophilidae. It was described by American biologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin in 1920.[2] Centipedes in this genus are found in Australia and New Zealand.[3]
Description
Centipedes in this genus range from about 2 cm to about 5 cm in length and have 39 to 69 pairs of legs.[3]
Species
Valid species:[2]
- Tasmanophilus opinatus (Newport, 1845)
- Tasmanophilus spenceri (Pocock, 1901)
References
- ↑ Chamberlin, RV (1920). "The Myriopoda of the Australian region". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College 64: 1–269 [44].
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bonato L.; Chagas Junior A. (2016). "ChiloBase 2.0". A World Catalogue of Centipedes (Chilopoda). Rosario Dioguardi and Giuseppe Cortese, University of Padua. https://chilobase.biologia.unipd.it/searches/result_genres/421.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q6505748 entry
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