Mecistocephalidae | |
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Tygarrup javanicus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Chilopoda |
Order: | Geophilomorpha |
Suborder: | Placodesmata Bollman, 1893 |
Family: | Mecistocephalidae (Bollman, 1893) |
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Mecistocephalidae is a monophyletic family of centipedes in the order Geophilomorpha. It is the only family in the suborder Placodesmata.[1][2][3] Most species in this family live in tropical or subtropical regions, but some occur in temperate regions.[4] This family is the third most diverse in the order Geophiliomorpha (after Geophilidae and Schendylidae),[5] with about 170 species,[6] including about 130 species in the genus Mecistocephalus.[4]
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