Cormocephalus kraepelini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Scolopendromorpha
Family: Scolopendridae
Genus: Cormocephalus
Species:
C. kraepelini
Binomial name
Cormocephalus kraepelini
Attems, 1930[1]
Synonyms
  • Cormocephalus michaelseni Kraepelin, 1908

Cormocephalus kraepelini, also known as the Margaret River centipede, is a species of centipede in the Scolopendridae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1930 by Austrian myriapodologist Carl Attems.[1]

Distribution

The species is found in south-west Western Australia.[2]

Behaviour

The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter, soil and rotting wood.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Attems, C (1930). "Myriopoda. 2. Scolopendromorpha". Das Tierreich. Vol. 54. Berlin: De Gruyter. pp. 1–308 [296].
  2. 1 2 "Species Cormocephalus michaelseni Kraepelin, 1908". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
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