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Scolopendra Linnaeus, 1758
238245 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:238245)
accepted
Genus
- Species Scolopendra coleoptrata Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Scutigera coleoptrata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Scolopendra hortensis Donovan, 1810 accepted as Cryptops hortensis (Donovan, 1810)
- Species Scolopendra lagura Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Polyxenus lagurus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Scolopendra nivea Scopoli, 1763 accepted as Hanseniella nivea (Scopoli, 1763)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
feminine
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 637 (639 for Scolopendra marina) [details] Available for editors
page(s): 637 (639 for Scolopendra marina) [details] Available for editors
MilliBase (2024). Scolopendra Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.millibase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=238245 on 2025-03-31
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Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 637 (639 for Scolopendra marina) [details] Available for editors
taxonomy source Ashworth, J.H. (1912). Catalogue of the Chaetopoda in the British Museum. A. Polychaeta: Part 1. Arenicolidae. London, British Museum of Natural History.
note: extensive comments on historic usages of Scolopendra and Scolopendra marina in relation to marine annelids [details]
taxonomy source Siriwut, W.; Edgecombe, G.; Sutcharit, C.; Tongkerd, P.; Panha, S. (2016). A taxonomic review of the centipede genus Scolopendra Linnaeus, 1758 (Scolopendromorpha, Scolopendridae) in mainland Southeast Asia, with description of a new species from Laos. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 590: 1-124., available online at http://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/7950/list/9/ [details]
taxonomy source Barber, Anthony. (2014). Early records and names of British & Irish centipedes. <em>Bulletin of the British Myriapod and Isopod Group [BMIG].</em> 27: 43-52., available online at https://www.bmig.org.uk/sites/www.bmig.org.uk/files/bulletin/BullBMIG27(2014)p43-52_Barber-Early-Recs.pdf
note: comments on early usages of Scolopendra, including for marine worms [details] Available for editors
page(s): 637 (639 for Scolopendra marina) [details] Available for editors
taxonomy source Ashworth, J.H. (1912). Catalogue of the Chaetopoda in the British Museum. A. Polychaeta: Part 1. Arenicolidae. London, British Museum of Natural History.
note: extensive comments on historic usages of Scolopendra and Scolopendra marina in relation to marine annelids [details]
taxonomy source Siriwut, W.; Edgecombe, G.; Sutcharit, C.; Tongkerd, P.; Panha, S. (2016). A taxonomic review of the centipede genus Scolopendra Linnaeus, 1758 (Scolopendromorpha, Scolopendridae) in mainland Southeast Asia, with description of a new species from Laos. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 590: 1-124., available online at http://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/7950/list/9/ [details]
taxonomy source Barber, Anthony. (2014). Early records and names of British & Irish centipedes. <em>Bulletin of the British Myriapod and Isopod Group [BMIG].</em> 27: 43-52., available online at https://www.bmig.org.uk/sites/www.bmig.org.uk/files/bulletin/BullBMIG27(2014)p43-52_Barber-Early-Recs.pdf
note: comments on early usages of Scolopendra, including for marine worms [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
