Increase by duplication and loss of invariance of segment number in the centipede mecistocephalus microporus (chilopoda, geophilomorpha, mecistocephalidae)

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 345-352

  Bonato, Lucio ^a   Foddai, Donatella ^a   Minelli, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Centipedes; Evolution of segmentation; Mecistocephalus microporus; Segmentation; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

CHILOPODA; GEOPHILOMORPHA; MECISTOCEPHALIDAE; MECISTOCEPHALUS; MICROPORUS;

EID: 0038895767     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000109356429     Document Type: Article

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