| Australoschendyla albanyensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Schendylidae |
| Genus: | Australoschendyla |
| Species: | A. albanyensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Australoschendyla albanyensis R.E.Jones, 1996 | |
Australoschendyla albanyensis is a species of centipede in the Schendylidae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1996 by R. E. Jones.
Description
This species can reach 15 mm in length. Males of this species have 45 pairs of legs; females have 47 leg pairs.
Distribution
The species occurs in coastal south-western Western Australia. The type locality is Bald Head, Albany.
Behaviour
The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter and soil.
References
- ^ Jones, RE (1996). "A new genus of centipede, Australoschendyla (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha: Scendylidae), from Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 17: 411–415 .
- ^ 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 4 March 2023.
- ^ "Species Australoschendyla albanyensis Jones, 1996". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
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| Australoschendyla albanyensis | |
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