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Alipes (centipede)

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Alipes
Alipes, South Africa
The distinctive leaf-like ultimate legs of A. grandidieri.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Scolopendromorpha
Family: Scolopendridae
Subfamily: Otostigminae
Genus: Alipes
Imhoff, 1854
Species

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Alipes is a genus of bark centipedes in the family Scolopendridae, found in Africa.[1][2][3] Alipes get their unique name from their leaf-like legs. [4]

Species

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These seven species belong to the genus Alipes:[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Alipes Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  2. ^ a b "Alipes". GBIF. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  3. ^ a b Shelley, R. M. "The myriapods, the world's leggiest animals". University of Tennessee. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  4. ^ Kronmuller, C; Lewis, J (2015). "On the function of the ultimate legs of some Scolopendridae (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha)". ZooKeys (510): 269–278.