Lophoturus madecassus

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Myriapoda
Class:Diplopoda
Lophoturus madecassus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Polyxenida
Family: Lophoproctidae
Genus: Lophoturus
Species:
L. madecassus
Binomial name
Lophoturus madecassus
(Marquet & Condé, 1950)
Segmentation of Lophoturus madecassus (top) compared to other millipedes of order Polyxenida

Lophoturus madecassus is a species of bristle millipede in the family Lophoproctidae.[1][2][3][4] Adults in this species, unlike those in all other species in this family, have only 11 pairs of legs rather than the typical 13 pairs of legs.[5]

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