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Mecistocephalus okabei

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Mecistocephalus okabei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Mecistocephalidae
Genus: Mecistocephalus
Species:
M. okabei
Binomial name
Mecistocephalus okabei

Mecistocephalus okabei is a species of centipede in the Mecistocephalidae family. It was described in 1942 by Japanese myriapodologist Yosioki Takakuwa.[1][2]

Distribution

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The species occurs in Micronesia. The type locality is Babeldaob, Palau.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Takakuwa, Y (1942). "Myriapoda of the Micronesia". Kagaku Nan'yo. 5 (1): 14–44 [17].
  2. ^ 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 10 April 2023.