Cryptops parisi

Species of centipede From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cryptops parisi is a species of centipede in the family Cryptopidae.[1][2]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Myriapoda
Class:Chilopoda
Order:Scolopendromorpha
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Cryptops parisi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Scolopendromorpha
Family: Cryptopidae
Genus: Cryptops
Species:
C. parisi
Binomial name
Cryptops parisi
Brolemann, 1920
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Comparative anatomy of various centipede species; image 38 is the intermediate part of the ventral trunk of Cryptops parisi.

Description and habitat

The species is 30 millimetres (1.2 in) long or more.[3] It is identified by the closely spaced (often fused) teeth on the tibial and tarsal combs of the last legs. It lives under stones, logs and leaf litter.[4] It is found in Great Britain, Ireland, central Europe and Canada.[5][6][7][8]

Life cycle

A 2020 study examining the development of the cephalic capsule and coxopleuron identified ten late post-embryonic stages in C. parisi's life cycle: three pre-adult stages (adolescens I, II, and III) and seven adult stages (one maturus junior stage, four maturus, and two maturus senior stages). There was no sexual dimorphism in these characteristics.[9]

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