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Orya (centipede)

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Genus of centipedes

Orya
Orya barbarica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Oryidae
Genus: Orya
Meinert, 1870

Orya is a genus of centipedes belonging to the family Oryidae. Centipedes in this genus feature claws on the second maxillae without marginal filaments and trunk segments with an unusual pattern of pleurites. These centipedes range from 5 cm to 22 cm in length, have about 81 to 125 pairs of legs, and are found in northwest Africa and the Iberian Peninsula.

Species

Species within this genus include:

References

  1. "Biolib". Archived from the original on 2018-03-14. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  2. Bonato, Lucio; Edgecombe, Gregory D.; Zapparoli, Marzio (2011). "Chilopoda – Taxonomic overview". In Minelli, Alessandro (ed.). The Myriapoda. Volume 1. Leiden: Brill. pp. 363–443. ISBN 978-90-04-18826-6. OCLC 812207443.
  3. "Catalogue of life". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-08-31.
Taxon identifiers
Orya


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