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Schendylops Minutus
''Schendylops'' is the largest genus of centipedes in the Family (biology), family Schendylidae, containing more than 60 species. This genus was first proposed by the American biologist Orator F. Cook in 1899 for the type species originally named ''Schendyla grandidieri'' in 1897''.'' Most species in this genus are found in the Neotropical realm, Neotropical region, but a dozen species are found in Africa and Madagascar. These species live in diverse habitats, ranging from sea level (e.g., in the Caribbean region) to high altitudes, e.g., at above sea level in the Andes mountains. Description Centipedes in this genus feature two rows of filaments on the claws of the second Maxilla (arthropod mouthpart), maxillae, sternal pore fields on leg-bearing segments, two pores on each coxopleuron, and ultimate legs with seven segments but no claw. The Sclerite, pleurites of the second maxillae are not fused to the coxosternum. Species in this genus range from in length and have from 27 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''Panthera leo'' (lion) and ''Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus ''Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomy (biology), taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants of an ancestral taxon are grouped together (i.e. Phylogeneti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
