Gonibregmatus plurimipes
Gonibregmatus plurimipes is a species of centipede in the Gonibregmatidae family. It was described in 1920 by American myriapodologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin.[1][2]
| Gonibregmatus plurimipes | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Gonibregmatidae |
| Genus: | Gonibregmatus |
| Species: | G. plurimipes |
| Binomial name | |
| Gonibregmatus plurimipes Chamberlin, 1920[1] | |
Description
This species is a reddish-yellow colour and can have as many as 191 pairs of legs,[1] which is the maximum number found in any centipede.[3]
Distribution
The species occurs in Fiji. The type locality is Lomati.[2]
References
- Chamberlin, R. V. (1920). "The Myriopoda of the Australian region". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College. 64: 1–269 [33].
- 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 31 March 2023.
- Fusco, Giuseppe (2005). "Trunk segment numbers and sequential segmentation in myriapods". Evolution & Development. 7 (6): 608–617. doi:10.1111/j.1525-142X.2005.05064.x. ISSN 1525-142X. PMID 16336414. S2CID 21401688.
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