Biology:Zelanophilus
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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: | Zelanophilus Chamberlin, 1920[1] |
| Type species | |
| Zelanophilus wheeleri Chamberlin, 1920
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Zelanophilus is a genus of three species of centipedes, in the family Zelanophilidae. It was described by American biologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin in 1920.[2]
Description
Centipedes in this genus range from 4 cm to 7 cm in length, have 59 to 77 pairs of legs, and are found in Australia and New Zealand.[3]
Species
Valid species:[2]
- Zelanophilus kapiti Archey, 1922
- Zelanophilus pococki Crabill, 1963
- Zelanophilus provocator (Pocock, 1891)
References
- ↑ Chamberlin, RV (1920). "The Myriopoda of the Australian region". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College 64 (1): 1–269 [50].
- ↑ 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/430.
- ↑ 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 ☰ Q6505667 entry
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