Australoschendyla albanyensis is a species of centipede in the Schendylidae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1996 by R. E. Jones.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Schendylidae |
| Genus: | Australoschendyla |
| Species: | A. albanyensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Australoschendyla albanyensis R.E.Jones, 1996[1]
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Description
editThis species can reach 15 mm in length. Males of this species have 45 pairs of legs; females have 47 leg pairs.[1]
Distribution
editThe species occurs in coastal south-western Western Australia.[3] The type locality is Bald Head, Albany.[2]
Behaviour
editThe centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter and soil.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c Jones, RE (1996). "A new genus of centipede, Australoschendyla (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha: Scendylidae), from Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 17: 411–415 [413].
- ^ a b 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 4 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Species Australoschendyla albanyensis Jones, 1996". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
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