| Australoschendyla capensis | |
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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. capensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Australoschendyla capensis R.E.Jones, 1996 | |
Australoschendyla capensis 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 has 41 or 43 trunk segments and can reach 13 mm in length.
Distribution
The species occurs in coastal north-western Western Australia. The type locality is the North West Cape peninsula.
Behaviour
The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter and soil.
References
- ^ Jones, R.E. (1996). "A new genus of centipede, Australoschendyla (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha: Schendylidae), from Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 17: 411–415 .
- ^ Bonato L, Chagas Junior A, Edgecombe GD, Lewis JG, Minelli A, Pereira LA, Shelley RM, 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 capensis 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 capensis | |
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