Maoriella macrostigma
Maoriella macrostigma is a species of centipede in the Geophilidae family. It is endemic to New Zealand. It was first described in 1903 by Austrian myriapodologist Carl Attems.[1][2]
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Geophilidae |
| Genus: | Maoriella |
| Species: | M. macrostigma |
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| Maoriella macrostigma | |
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Description
The original description of this species is based on female specimens ranging from 48 mm to 55 mm in length with 63 or 65 pairs of legs,[1] but this species can have as few as 55 segments, and specimens with 61 segments are common.[3]
Distribution
The species occurs on the North Island.[2]
References
- Attems, C (1903). "Synopsis der Geophiliden". Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik. 18: 155–302 [284].
- 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 23 March 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Archey, Gilbert (1936). "Revision of the Chilopoda of New Zealand". Record of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 2: 43-70 [60] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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