Rhysida carinulata is a species of centipede in the Scolopendridae family. It is found in Australia and New Guinea, and was first described in 1887 by German entomologist Erich Haase.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Scolopendromorpha |
| Family: | Scolopendridae |
| Genus: | Rhysida |
| Species: | R. carinulata
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| Rhysida carinulata | |
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Distribution edit
The species occurs in north-eastern coastal Queensland as well as in New Guinea.[2]
Behaviour edit
The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter, soil and rotting wood.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b Haase, E (1887). "Die Indisch-Australischen Myriopoden". Abhandlungen und Berichte des Königlichen Zoologischen und Anthropologische-Ethnographischen Museums zu Dresden. 5: 1–118 [83].
- ^ a b "Species Rhysida carinulata (Haase, 1887)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
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