Rhysida polyacantha | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Chilopoda |
Order: | Scolopendromorpha |
Family: | Scolopendridae |
Genus: | Rhysida |
Species: | R. polyacantha
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Binomial name | |
Rhysida polyacantha L.E.Koch, 1985[1]
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Rhysida polyacantha is a species of centipede in the Scolopendridae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1985 by L. E. Koch.[1]
The species occurs in the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia.[2]
The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter, soil and rotting wood.[2]