Alipes is a genus of bark centipedes in the family Scolopendridae, found in Africa.[1][2][3] Alipes get their unique name from their leaf-like legs. [4]
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| The distinctive leaf-like ultimate legs of A. grandidieri. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Scolopendromorpha |
| Family: | Scolopendridae |
| Subfamily: | Otostigminae |
| Genus: | Alipes Imhoff, 1854 |
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Species
editThese seven species belong to the genus Alipes:[1][2][3]
- Alipes appendiculatus Pocock, 1896 (Africa, Malawi, and Mozambique)
- Alipes calcipes Cook, 1897 (Africa, Angola, and Zimbabwe)
- Alipes crotalus (Gerstaecker, 1854) (Africa, Mozambique, South Africa, and Uganda)
- Alipes grandidieri Lucas, 1864 (Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda)
- Alipes madecassus Saussure & Zehntner, 1902 (Africa)
- Alipes madegassus Saussure & Zehntner, 1902 (Madagascar)
- Alipes multicostis Imhoff, 1854 (Africa, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Rwanda, and Sierra Leone)
References
edit- ^ a b "Alipes Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ^ a b "Alipes". GBIF. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ^ a b Shelley, R. M. "The myriapods, the world's leggiest animals". University of Tennessee. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ^ Kronmuller, C; Lewis, J (2015). "On the function of the ultimate legs of some Scolopendridae (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha)". ZooKeys (510): 269–278.
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