Craterostigmus tasmanianus (lat.) Is a species of millipedes of the genus Craterostigmus from the order Craterostigmomorpha of the class of the leg-footed . Endemic of Tasmania ( Australia ) [2] [3] [4] . Greenish-brown millipedes with a reddish-brown head and a body length of up to 5 cm, which consists of 21 tergites. Legs 15 pairs. Head elongated with a reduced cephalic plate. Antennas consist of 17 or 18 segments. They are found in moist forests and shrubs (with an abundance of Eucalyptus , Nothofagus ) from sea level to an altitude of 1300 m [5] [6] . The species Craterostigmus tasmanianus was first discovered and described in 1902 by the British zoologist Reginald Innes Pocock (1863-1947). The type species of the genus Craterostigmus has been the subject of numerous studies [7] [8] [9] [10] .
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Notes
- ↑ Pocock, RI (1902). A new and annectant type of chilopod (Craterostigmus). QJ Microsc. Sci. 45: 417-448 [423 pl. 23]
- ↑ Archey, G. (1917). The occurrence in New Zealand of Craterostigmus tasmanicus Pocock (Chilopoda). Trans. Proc. NZ Inst. 49: 319-320 [319 figs 1-4]
- ↑ Mesibov, R. 1995: Distribution and ecology of the centipede Craterostigmus tasmanianus Pocock, 1902 (Chilopoda: Craterostigmomorpha: Craterostigmidae) in Tasmania. Tasmanian naturalist, 117: 2-7
- ↑ Minelli, Alessandro. "Class Chilopoda, Class Symphyla and Class Pauropoda." - In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) “Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness”. (English) // Zootaxa . - Magnolia Press. - Vol. 3148 . - P. 157-158 .
- ↑ tasmanianus Pocock, 1902 Craterostigmus tasmanianus Pocock, 1902
- ↑ Craterostigmidae - Australian Faunal Directory (unavailable link)
- ↑ Carcupino M., Fausto AM, Bernardino Ortega ML, Zapparoli M., Mazzini M. (1996). Spermatophore development and sperm ultrastructure in Craterostigmus tasmanianus (Chilopoda, Craterostigmomorpha). - Zoomorphology 116: 103-10
- ↑ Dohle W. (1990). Some observations on morphology and affinities of Craterostigmus tasmanianus. - In Proceedings of the Seventh International Congress of Myriapodology, ed. A Minelli, pp. 69-79. Leiden
- ↑ Prunescu GG, Mesibov R., Shinohara K. (1996). Preliminary data on the anatomy of the genital systems in Craterostigmas tasmanianns (Craterostigmomorpha) and Esastigmatobius longitarsis (Henicopidae, Lithobiomorpha) (Chilopoda). - Mem. Mas. Natl. Hist. Nat. 169: 341-46
- ↑ Muller CH G, Meyer-Rochow VB (2006). Fine structural description of the lateral ocellus of Craterostigmas tasmanianus Pocock, 1902 (Chilopoda: Craterostigmomorpha) and phylogenetic considerations. - J. Morphol. 267: 850-65
Literature
- Chamberlin, RV (1920). The Myriapoda of the Australian Region. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 64 (1): 1-269
- Mesibov, R. (1986). A Guide to Tasmanian Centipedes. Hobart: R. Mesibov 64 pp.