Paralamyctes cassisi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Chilopoda |
Order: | Lithobiomorpha |
Family: | Henicopidae |
Genus: | Paralamyctes |
Species: | P. cassisi |
Binomial name | |
Paralamyctes cassisi Edgecombe, 2001 |
Paralamyctes cassisi is a species of centipede in the Henicopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was first described in 2001 by palaeontologist Gregory Edgecombe.
Distribution
The species occurs in north-eastern New South Wales. The type locality is the Gibraltar Range National Park.
Behaviour
The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter and soil.
References
- ^ Edgecombe, GD (2001). "Revision of Paralamyctes (Chilopoda: Lithobiomorpha: Henicopidae), with six new species from Eastern Australia". Records of the Australian Museum. 53: 201–241 .
- ^ Bonato L.; Chagas Junior A.; Edgecombe G.D.; Lewis J.G.E.; Minelli A.; Pereira L.A.; Shelley R.M.; Stoev P.; Zapparoli M. (2016). "ChiloBase 2.0". A World Catalogue of Centipedes (Chilopoda). Rosario Dioguardi and Giuseppe Cortese, University of Padua. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ "Species Paralamyctes (Nothofagobius) cassisi Edgecombe, 2001". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Paralamyctes cassisi |
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