| Pectiniunguis fijiensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Schendylidae |
| Genus: | Pectiniunguis |
| Species: | P. fijiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pectiniunguis fijiensis (Chamberlin, 1920)[1] | |
Pectiniunguis fijiensis is a species of centipede in the Schendylidae family. It was described in 1920 by American myriapodologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin.[1][2]
Description
The original description of this species is based on specimens reaching 50 mm in length with 59 to 63 pairs of legs.[1]
Distribution
The species occurs in Fiji. The type locality is Vanua Ava.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 Chamberlin, RV (1920). "The Myriopoda of the Australian region". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College. 64: 1–269 [36].
- 1 2 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 3 April 2023.
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