Easonobius tridentatus is a species of centipede in the Henicopidae family. It is endemic to New Caledonia, a French overseas territory in Melanesia. It was first described in 2003 by palaeontologist Gregory Edgecombe.[1][2]
Easonobius tridentatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Chilopoda |
Order: | Lithobiomorpha |
Family: | Henicopidae |
Genus: | Easonobius |
Species: | E. tridentatus
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Binomial name | |
Easonobius tridentatus |
Distribution
editThe species occurs on the main island of Grande Terre. The type locality is Pic d'Amoa, in the commune of Poindimié.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Edgecombe, GD (2003). "A new genus of henicopid centipede (Chilopoda: Lithobiomorpha) from New Caledonia". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 49: 269–284 [272].
- ^ a b Bonato L.; Chagas Junior A.; Edgecombe G.D.; Lewis J.G.E.; Minelli A.; Pereira L.A.; Shelley R.M.; Stoev P.; Zapparoli M. (2016). "ChiloBase 2.0". A World Catalogue of Centipedes (Chilopoda). Rosario Dioguardi and Giuseppe Cortese, University of Padua. Retrieved 28 March 2023.