Biology:Nannarrup
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| Class: | Chilopoda
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| Genus: | Nannarrup Foddai, Bonato, Pereira & Minelli, 2003 [1]
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| Species: | N. hoffmani
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| Nannarrup hoffmani Foddai, Bonato, Pereira & Minelli, 2003 [1]
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Nannarup is a genus of soil centipedes in the family Mecistocephalidae; this genus includes a single species, Nannarrup hoffmani,[2] commonly known as Hoffman's dwarf centipede, which was discovered in New York City's Central Park in 2002.[3] This species has 82 legs (41 pairs) and is only 10 mm long,[4] the smallest size in the order Mecistocephalidae.[5]
Researchers think that the species originated in East Asia and was carried to the United States in a shipment of imported plants.[6]
The species is the first new species to be discovered in Central Park in more than a century.[4] The species is named after Dr. Richard L. Hoffman, former curator of invertebrates at the Virginia Museum of Natural History, for his role in helping to identify the species.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Nannarrup hoffmani Foddai, Bonato, Pereira & Minelli, 2003". ChiloBase. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20110722063302/http://chilobase.bio.unipd.it/search/result_species.php?2816.
- ↑ ".:CHILOBASE:.". https://chilobase.biologia.unipd.it/searches/result_genres/563.
- ↑ David Bjerklie (2002-08-05). "City centipede: an urban legend with real legs". Time (magazine). http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1002980,00.html?promoid=googlep.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Barbara Stewart (2002-07-24). "A new kind of New Yorker, one with 82 legs". The New York Times. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D00EED91238F937A15754C0A9649C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all.
- ↑ Bonato, Lucio; Minelli, Alessandro; Drago, Leandro; Pereira, Luis Alberto (2015-09-25). "The phylogenetic position of Dinogeophilus and a new evolutionary framework for the smallest epimorphic centipedes (Chilopoda: Epimorpha)". Contributions to Zoology 84 (3): 237–253 [249]. doi:10.1163/18759866-08403004. ISSN 1875-9866. https://brill.com/view/journals/ctoz/84/3/article-p237_4.xml.
- ↑ "Centipede enjoys hustle and bustle". BBC News. 2002-07-26. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2153202.stm.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q3335677 entry
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