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Ballophilus maldivensis

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Ballophilus maldivensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Ballophilidae
Genus: Ballophilus
Species:
B. maldivensis
Binomial name
Ballophilus maldivensis
Pocock, 1906

Ballophilus maldivensis is a species of centipede in the genus Ballophilus. It is found in the Maldives.[1] The original description of this species is based on a sandy yellow specimen measuring 21 mm in length with 67 pairs of legs.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Catalogue of Life - 2011 Annual Checklist :: Species details". www.catalogueoflife.org.
  2. ^ Pocock, R.I. (1906). "Chilopoda and Diplopoda". In Gardner, John Stanley (ed.). The fauna and geography of the Maldive and Laccadive archipelagoes. Vol. 2. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 1041–1045.