Cryptops megalopora | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Chilopoda |
Order: | Scolopendromorpha |
Family: | Cryptopidae |
Genus: | Cryptops |
Species: | C. megalopora |
Binomial name | |
Cryptops megalopora Haase, 1887 |
Cryptops megalopora is a species of centipede in the Cryptopidae family. It is native to Australia and New Zealand and was first described in 1887 by German entomologist Erich Haase.
Distribution
The species’ range includes New Zealand and the Australian island of Tasmania.
Behaviour
The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter, soil and rotting wood.
References
- ^ Haase, E (1887). "Die Indisch-Australischen Myriopoden. Pt I. Chilopoden". Abhandlungen und Berichte des Königlichen Zoologischen und Anthropologische-Ethnographischen Museums zu Dresden. 5: 1–118 .
- ^ "Species Cryptops megalopora Haase, 1887". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Cryptops megalopora |
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