Biology:Cryptops hortensis
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Short description: Species of centipede
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| Species: | C. hortensis
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Cryptops hortensis, the common cryptops,[1] is a species of centipede in the family Cryptopidae, genus Cryptops (Leach 1814).[2] This species is found in all of Europe except for: the Baltic states, Andorra, Belarus , Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Moldova, Russia , Vatican City and various European islands.[3]
Description and habitat
The species is 20–30 millimetres (0.79–1.18 in) long and 1 millimetre (0.039 in) wide. It is pale brown in colour with 21 pairs of legs. This species is found in gardens and woodland, and under stones and logs.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Common name". Nature Spot. http://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/common-cryptops. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
- ↑ Varpu Vahtera, Pavel Stoev, Nesrine Akkari: Five million years in the darkness: A new troglomorphic species of Cryptops Leach, 1814 (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha) from Movile Cave, Romania. On: ZooKeys 1004: pp 1-26. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1004.58537 (16 December 2020).
- ↑ "Cryptops hortensis (Donovan, 1810)". Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=374917. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
External links
- Images of Cryptops hortensis
- Video of Cryptops hortensis' on YouTube
- See also David Nield: Meet The 'King' of a Toxic Underground Ecosystem Unlike Anywhere Else on Earth (on: sciencealert, 19 December 2020) about Cryptops speleorex living in the Movile Cave, Romania.
Wikidata ☰ Q6510089 entry
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