Tuoba tiosianus
Tuoba tiosianus is a species of centipede in the Geophilidae family. It was described in 1934 by Japanese myriapodologist Yosioki Takakuwa.[1][2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Geophilidae |
| Genus: | Tuoba |
| Species: | T. tiosianus |
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| Tuoba tiosianus | |
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Description
The original description of this species is based on a female specimen measuring 20 mm in length with 53 pairs of legs.[1]
Distribution
The species occurs in Micronesia. The type locality is Tiba, Kapingamarangi, Pohnpei.[2]
References
- Takakuwa, Y (1934). "Sechs neue Arten der Chilopoden aus Japan". Transactions of the Sapporo Natural History Society. 13: 398–406 [399].
- 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 April 2023.
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