Biology:Orphnaeus brevilabiatus
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| Orphnaeus brevilabiatus (Newport, 1845)
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*Geophilus bilineatus Peters, 1855 *Orphnaeus lividus Meinert, 1870 *Scolopendra phosphoreus Linnaeus, 1758 *Orya xanti Tömösváry, 1885 * Haneda,1939 "*" Yatsu, 1912 "*Orphaneous brevilabiatus" Anderson, 1980 *Orphaneus brevilabiatus Haneda,1939 *Orphanaeus brevilabiatus Yatsu, 1912 *Orphaneous brevilabiatus Anderson, 1980 | |
Distribution and Description
Orphnaeus brevilabiatus is a species of centipedes in the family Oryidae.[1][2] It is a littoral myriapod can be found throughout sublittoral zones of Indian and East Pacific countries,[3] including Taiwan and Japan, particularly the Okinawan, Yaeyama and Miyama islands, where it is listed as a threatened local population.[4] The adult specimens are typically 60-65mm long, yellowish-orange in color and ca. 1mm wide at the head.[4]
Biology
The species falls under one of several bioluminescent genera of centipede currently known.[4] Upon direct chemical, thermal and physical stimulation, the centipede secretes a clear, but bioluminescent slime from pores in its sternal defense glands, supposedly a form of aposematism.[5] While several genera display this form of bioluminescence, utilising the typical oxygen-dependent luciferin-luciferase reaction, this example is noteworthy due to the low, narrow pH range of the reaction, and the relatively long period of emission.[6]
References
- ↑ "Orphnaeus brevilabiatus (Newport,1845)". chilobase - a web resource for Chilopoda taxonomy. http://chilobase.biologia.unipd.it/searches/result_species/3139.
- ↑ "An annotated checklist of centipedes (Myriapoda: Chilopoda) of Sri Lanka". Research Gate. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/306184743.
- ↑ "Orphnaeus brevilabiatus (Newport, 1845)". marine species. http://www.marinespecies.org/myriapoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=394786.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Oba, Yuichi; Branham, Marc A.; Fukatsu, Takema (November 2011). "The Terrestrial Bioluminescent Animals of Japan". Zoological Science 28 (11): 771–789. doi:10.2108/zsj.28.771. ISSN 0289-0003. PMID 22035300. https://bioone.org/journals/zoological-science/volume-28/issue-11/zsj.28.771/The-Terrestrial-Bioluminescent-Animals-of-Japan/10.2108/zsj.28.771.full.
- ↑ "Error: no
|title=specified when using {{Cite web}}". https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262686079. - ↑ Anderson, James Michael (1980). "Biochemistry of Centipede Bioluminescence*" (in en). Photochemistry and Photobiology 31 (2): 179–181. doi:10.1111/j.1751-1097.1980.tb03701.x. ISSN 1751-1097. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1751-1097.1980.tb03701.x.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q6505286 entry
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