Ballophilus braunsi
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| Ballophilus braunsi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Ballophilidae |
| Genus: | Ballophilus |
| Species: | B. braunsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Ballophilus braunsi Silvestri, 1907 | |
Ballophilus braunsi is a species of arthropod in the genus Ballophilus. It is found in South Africa. It has two subspecies: Ballophilus braunsi braunsi and Ballophilus braunsi nimbanus.[1] The original description of this species is based on female specimens with 59 or 61 pairs of legs,[2] but males of this species can have as few as 57 leg pairs.[3]