Gonibregmatus plurimipes is a species of soil centipede in the Gonibregmatidae family.[2] This centipede is found in Fiji.[3] This species is notable for featuring 191 pairs of legs,[1][4] which is the maximum number found in any centipede.[5]
| Gonibregmatus plurimipes | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Gonibregmatidae |
| Genus: | Gonibregmatus |
| Species: | G. plurimipes
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| Binomial name | |
| Gonibregmatus plurimipes Chamberlin, 1920[1]
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Discovery
editThis species was described in 1920 by American myriapodologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin.[1] Chamberlain based the original description of this species on a single specimen.[6] This holotype is deposited in the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University.[1] This specimen was found in Lomati, on Kaduvu island in Fiji, and remains the only specimen recorded.[6]
Description
editThis species is a reddish-yellow colour, and the only specimen described has 191 pairs of legs. The antennae are broad and flattened at the base, gradually narrowing to the middle, then almost uniform and cylindrical beyond that point.[1] The middle part of the labrum is convex.[6] When the forcipules are closed, their claws reach to the end of the first article of the antennae. The spiracles take the form of vertical slits. The ultimate legs are obviously longer than the penultimate legs.[1][7]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Chamberlin, R. V. (1920). "The Myriopoda of the Australian region". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College. 64: 1–269 [33].
- ^ "ITIS - Report: Gonibregmatus plurimipes". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
- ^ 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). "Gonibregmatus plurimipes Chamberlin, 1920". ChiloBase 2.0 – A World Catalogue of Centipedes (Chilopoda). Retrieved 2024-06-08.
- ^ Attems, Carl (1929). Attems, Karl (ed.). Lfg. 52 Myriapoda, 1: Geophilomorpha (in German). De Gruyter. p. 336. doi:10.1515/9783111430638. ISBN 978-3-11-143063-8.
- ^ Fusco, Giuseppe (2005). "Trunk segment numbers and sequential segmentation in myriapods". Evolution & Development. 7 (6): 608–617. doi:10.1111/j.1525-142X.2005.05064.x. ISSN 1525-142X. PMID 16336414. S2CID 21401688.
- ^ a b c Tran, Binh Thi Thanh; Tran, Hoa Thi Xuan; Bonato, Lucio (2019-04-15). "A new soil centipede from South-East Asia with a unique arrangement of ventral glands, and a revised synopsis of Gonibregmatidae (Chilopoda, Geophilomorpha)". ZooKeys (838): 111–132 [121, 129]. Bibcode:2019ZooK..838..111T. doi:10.3897/zookeys.838.33131. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 6477870. PMID 31048971.
- ^ Bonato, Lucio; Edgecombe, Gregory; Lewis, John; Minelli, Alessandro; Pereira, Luis; Shelley, Rowland; Zapparoli, Marzio (2010-11-18). "A common terminology for the external anatomy of centipedes (Chilopoda)". ZooKeys (69): 17–51. Bibcode:2010ZooK...69...17B. doi:10.3897/zookeys.69.737. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 3088443. PMID 21594038.
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