Mecistocephalus waikaneus | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Chilopoda |
Order: | Geophilomorpha |
Family: | Mecistocephalidae |
Genus: | Mecistocephalus |
Species: | M. waikaneus
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Binomial name | |
Mecistocephalus waikaneus
Chamberlin, 1953
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Mecistocephalus waikaneus is a species of centipede in the Mecistocephalidae family. It was described in 1953 by American myriapodologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin. [1] [2] This species is yellow, has 49 pairs of legs, and can reach 30 mm in length. [3]
The species occurs in the Hawaiian Islands. The type locality is Waikane, Oahu. [2]