Chamberlinia is a monotypic genus of centipedes belonging to the family Oryidae. Centipedes in this genus are about 10 cm long, have 67 to 113 pairs of legs, and are found in Angola.[1] The only species is Chamberlinia lineata.[2]

Chamberlinia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Oryidae
Genus: Chamberlinia
Machado, 1951
Species:
C. lineata
Binomial name
Chamberlinia lineata
Machado, 1951

The taxon is named after American biologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin.

References

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  1. ^ Bonato, Lucio; Edgecombe, Gregory D.; Zapparoli, Marzio (2011). "Chilopoda – Taxonomic overview". In Minelli, Alessandro (ed.). The Myriapoda. Volume 1. Leiden: Brill. pp. 363–443. ISBN 978-90-04-18826-6. OCLC 812207443.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  2. ^ "Chamberlinia Machado, 1951". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 1 June 2021.