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Checklist for Suborder Placodesmata
and region Oceania (Continents)


Class
 
Chilopoda
Latreille, 1817
Centiped, Centipede, Centipedes, Centipeds, Chilopods
16
106
475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pleurostigmophora
Pocock, 1902
14
90
434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Epimorpha
Haase, 1880
11
71
351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Geophilomorpha
Pocock, 1895
Earth Centipede, Earth Centipedes, Soil Centipede
7
51
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Placodesmata
1
3
59
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Oceania
1 Family width 59 Species and 4 Subspecies
Mecistocephalidae Bollman, 189359SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Oceania
3 Genera with 59 Species
Lamnonyx Cook, 19253SpeciesTaxom
Mecistocephalus Newport, 193958SpeciesTaxom
Tygarrup Chamberlin, 19291SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Oceania
59 Species and 4 Subspecies
Lamnonyx gracilis (Verhoeff, 1925)⇒ Mecistocephalus gracilis Verhoeff, 1925
Lamnonyx mater (Verhoeff, 1925)⇒ Mecistocephalus mater Verhoeff, 1925
Lamnonyx tahitiensis major (Verhoeff, 1925)⇒ Mecistocephalus tahitiensis Wood, 1862
Mecistocephalus (Mecistocephalus) gracilis Verhoeff, 1925Pacific moonfish
Mecistocephalus (Mecistocephalus) lifuensis Pocock, 1899
Mecistocephalus (Mecistocephalus) mater Verhoeff, 1925Pacific moonfish
Mecistocephalus (Mecistocephalus) punctifrons Newport, 1843
Mecistocephalus punctifrons arenicola
Mecistocephalus punctifrons furculigera
Mecistocephalus angustior Chamberlin, 1920
Mecistocephalus apator Chamberlin, 1920
Mecistocephalus brevisternalis Takakuwa, 1934
Mecistocephalus capillatus Takakuwa, 1935
Mecistocephalus castaneiceps Haase, 1887
Mecistocephalus ciliatus Takakuwa, 1942
Mecistocephalus collinus Verhoeff, 1937Sunday shoulderband
Mecistocephalus consocius Chamberlin, 1944
Mecistocephalus curticeps
Mecistocephalus erythroceps Chamberlin, 1920
Mecistocephalus eupistus Chamberlin, 1939Seagrass elysia
Mecistocephalus furculigera Verhoeff, 1925Pacific moonfish
Mecistocephalus gigas Haase, 1887
Mecistocephalus glabridorsalis Attems, 1901
Mecistocephalus hebrides Chamberlin, 1944
Mecistocephalus iason
Mecistocephalus insularis Lucas, 1863
Mecistocephalus itayai Takakuwa, 1939
Mecistocephalus kabasanus Chamberlin, 1920
Mecistocephalus kraussi Chamberlin, 1953Garden zachrysia
Mecistocephalus kurandanus Chamberlin, 1920
Mecistocephalus labasanus Chamberlin, 1920
Mecistocephalus magister Chamberlin, 1939
Mecistocephalus manokwarius Chamberlin, 1944
Mecistocephalus maxillaris Gervais, 1837Centipede
Mecistocephalus medius Chamberlin, 1920
Mecistocephalus mimeticus Chamberlin, 1920
Mecistocephalus minor Attems, 1929
Mecistocephalus modestus Silvestri, 1919
Mecistocephalus nagasaunus Chamberlin, 1920
Mecistocephalus nigriceps Chamberlin, 1920
Mecistocephalus ocanus Chamberlin, 1946San Carlos threeband
Mecistocephalus okabei Takakuwa, 1942
Mecistocephalus ongi Takakuwa, 1934
Mecistocephalus porosus Haase, 1887
Mecistocephalus pseustes Chamberlin, 1939Seagrass elysia
Mecistocephalus siaronus Chamberlin, 1920
Mecistocephalus simplex Chamberlin, 1920
Mecistocephalus solomonensis Chamberlin, 1920
Mecistocephalus somonus Chamberlin, 1920
Mecistocephalus spissus Wood, 1862Centipede
Mecistocephalus subgigas Silvestri, 1919
Mecistocephalus tahitiensis Wood, 1862
Mecistocephalus tahitiensis major
Mecistocephalus tridens Chamberlin, 1922
Mecistocephalus tsenapus Chamberlin, 1944
Mecistocephalus turucanus Chamberlin, 1920
Mecistocephalus uncifer Silvestri, 1919
Mecistocephalus vanheurni Chamberlin, 1939
Mecistocephalus waikaneus Chamberlin, 1953Garden zachrysia
Mecistocephalus waipaheenas Chamberlin, 1953Catalina mountainsnail
Mecistocephalus zygethus Chamberlin, 1939
Tygarrup javanicus Attems, 1929Centipede

Subnodes of Placodesmata with occurrences in Oceania
FamilyMecistocephalidae
Bollman, 1893
3
59
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Placodesmata at itis.gov
Placodesmata at marinespecies.org