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Mecistocephalus marcusensis
Species of centipede From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mecistocephalus marcusensis is a species of centipede in the Mecistocephalidae family. It was described in 1953 by Japanese myriapodologist Yasunori Miyoshi.[1][2]
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Description
This species has 49 pairs of legs and can reach about 26 mm in length.[1]
Distribution
The species occurs on Minamitorishima, also known as Marcus Island, a small and isolated Japanese atoll in the north-western Pacific Ocean.[2]
References
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