Scolopocryptops sexspinosus
Species of centipede / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Scolopocryptops sexspinosus, the eastern red centipede, is a species of centipede in the family Scolopocryptopidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3] It is the only scolopendromorph definitively found in Canada. Canadian specimens appear to be most abundant in British Columbia and Vancouver Island.[4] It is widespread across eastern North America from far southern Canada to the Carolinas and the Gulf Coast, and prefers hiding under rotting wood or leaf litter (see picture); it is thus difficult to find.[5]
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Scolopocryptops sexspinosus | |
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Specimen from Georgia, United States on wood surface | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Chilopoda |
Order: | Scolopendromorpha |
Family: | Scolopocryptopidae |
Genus: | Scolopocryptops |
Species: | S. sexspinosus |
Binomial name | |
Scolopocryptops sexspinosus Say, 1821 | |
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