Biology:Tuoba (centipede)
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Geophilidae |
| Genus: | Tuoba Chamberlin, 1920[1] |
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| Tuoba curticeps Chamberlin,1920
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Tuoba is a genus of 17 species of centipedes, in the family Geophilidae. It was described by American biologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin in 1920.[2]
Description
Centipedes in this genus range from about 2 cm to about 5 cm in length, have 39 to 73 pairs of legs, and are found in coastal regions and islands in the Mediterranean and in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans.[3] The Japanese species Tuoba japonicus, with 41 to 51 leg pairs in each sex, is notable for its small size, reaching a maximum length of only 17 mm.[4] The species T. sydneyensis can reach 32 mm in length and have as few as 39 leg pairs,[5] the minimum number recorded in this genus.[3] The species T. xylophaga, found in New Zealand, is notable for its large size (reaching 45 mm in length) and its many legs (from 57 to 67 pairs).[5] An undescribed species of Tuoba discovered on Prime Seal Island has 73 leg pairs,[6] the maximum number recorded in this genus.[3]
Species
Valid species:[2]
- Tuoba ashmoleorum Lewis, 1996
- Tuoba baeckstroemi (Verhoeff K.W., 1924)
- Tuoba benoiti (Matic & Darabantu, 1977)
- Tuoba culebrae (Silvestri, 1908)
- Tuoba hartmeyeri (Attems, 1911)
- Tuoba japonicus (Fahlander, 1935)
- Tuoba kozuensis (Takakuwa, 1934)
- Tuoba laticeps (Pocock, 1891)
- Tuoba laticollis (Attems, 1903)
- Tuoba littoralis (Takakuwa, 1934)
- Tuoba pallida Jones, 1998
- Tuoba poseidonis (Verhoeff, 1901)
- Tuoba sudanensis (Lewis, 1963)
- Tuoba sydneyensis (Pocock, 1891)
- Tuoba tiosianus (Takakuwa, 1934)
- Tuoba xylophaga (Attems, 1903)
- Tuoba zograffi (Brölemann, 1900)
References
- ↑ Chamberlin, RV (1920). "The Myriopoda of the Australian region". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College 64: 1–269 [35].
- ↑ 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/425.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 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.
- ↑ Fahlander, Kjell (1935). "Ein japanischer Nesogeophilus nebst Bemerkungen über zwei amerikanische Geophiliden" (in German). Arkiv för Zoologi 28B (7): 1-4.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Jones, R.E. (1998). "On the species of Tuoba (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha) in Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands and New Britain". Records of the Western Australian Museum 18: 333–346. https://museum.wa.gov.au/sites/default/files/ON%20THE%20SPECIES%20OF%20TUOBA%20(CHILOPODA%20GEOPHILOMORPHA)%20IN%20AUSTRALIA,%20NEW%20ZEALAND,%20NEW%20CALEDONIA,%20SOLOMON%20ISLANDS%20AND%20NEW%20BRITAI.pdf.
- ↑ Bonham, Kevin (2009). "Invertebrate Survey". in Harris, S.. Prime Seal Island Scientific Expedition 2008. Hamish Saunders Memorial Trust, New Zealand and Biodiversity Conservation Branch, Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment. pp. 84-100 [93]. ISBN 978-07246-6510-5. https://nre.tas.gov.au/Documents/Part-2---Prime-Seal-Island-Report.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q6505315 entry
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