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Mecistocephalus japonicus is a species of soil centipede in the family Mecistocephalidae. [1] [2] This centipede is notable for featuring 63 or 65 pairs of legs rather than the 49 leg pairs usually observed in the genus Mecistocephalus.
The following is a list of selected animals in order of increasing number of legs, from 0 legs to 653 pairs of legs, the maximum recorded in the animal kingdom. [1] Each entry provides the relevant taxa up to the rank of phylum. Each entry also provides the common name of the animal.
Despite the name, no species of centipede has exactly 100 legs; the number of pairs of legs is an odd number that ranges from 15 pairs to 191 pairs. [ 1 ] Centipedes are predominantly generalist carnivorous , hunting for a variety of prey items that can be overpowered.
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Mecistocephalus is the largest genus of centipedes in the family Mecistocephalidae, with about 140 species. [2] This genus is among the most diverse and widespread of all the genera in the order Geophilomorpha. [3]
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]
Stenotaenia is a is a genus of soil centipedes in the family Geophildae. [1] [2] This genus has a western Palearctic distribution.The centipedes in this genus are notable for exhibiting exceptional diversity in not only segment number, ranging from 43 to 115 leg-bearing segments, but also body size, ranging between 1 cm and 8 cm in length.
Geophilus sp. mother and brood.. Geophilidae is a family of soil centipedes in the superfamily Geophiloidea and the order Geophilomorpha. [3] [4] In 2014, a phylogenetic analysis based on morphological and molecular data found this family to be polyphyletic. [3]