Mecistocephalus lifuensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Chilopoda |
Order: | Geophilomorpha |
Family: | Mecistocephalidae |
Genus: | Mecistocephalus |
Species: | M. lifuensis
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Binomial name | |
Mecistocephalus lifuensis |
Mecistocephalus lifuensis is a species of centipede in the Mecistocephalidae family. It is endemic to New Caledonia, a French overseas territory in Melanesia. It was first described in 1899 by zoologist Reginald Innes Pocock.[1][2]
This species has 51 pairs of legs and can reach 41 mm in length.[3]
The species occurs in the Loyalty Islands Province. The type locality is Lifou Island.[2]