Queenslandophilus sjoestedti
| Queenslandophilus sjoestedti | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Geophilidae |
| Genus: | Queenslandophilus |
| Species: | Q. sjoestedti
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| Binomial name | |
| Queenslandophilus sjoestedti | |
Queenslandophilus sjoestedti is a species of centipede in the Geophilidae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1925 by German myriapodologist Karl Wilhelm Verhoeff.[1][2]
Description[edit]
The original description of this species is based on a female specimen measuring 27 mm in length with 55 pairs of legs.[1]
Distribution[edit]
The species occurs in north-east coastal Queensland.[3]
Behaviour[edit]
The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter, soil and rotting wood.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Verhoeff, KW (1925). "Results of Dr. E. Mjöberg's Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia 1910-1913. 39. Chilopoda". Arkiv för Zoologi. 17A (3): 1–62 [50].
- ^ 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 24 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Species Queenslandophilus sjostedti (Verhoeff, 1925)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
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