Tasmanophilus
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| Tasmanophilus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Zelanophilidae |
| Genus: | Tasmanophilus Chamberlin, 1920[1] |
| Type species | |
| Tasmanophilus tasmanianus Chamberlin, 1920 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Tasmanophilus is a genus of centipedes in the family Zelanophilidae.[2][3] This genus was described by American biologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin in 1920.[4] Centipedes in this genus are found in Australia and New Zealand.[5] This genus contains only two species.[2][3]