Archispirostreptus gigas (Peters, 1855)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
SPECIES: Published in
Silvestri, F. (1895). Chilopodi e diplopodi raccolti dal capitano G. Bove e dal Prof. L. Balzan nell’America meridionale. Annali Del Museo Civico Di Storia Naturale Di Genova, Serie 2, 14: 764–783. Genova. https://www.millibase.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=243344

Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Arthropoda: class
Diplopoda: order
Spirostreptida: family
Spirostreptidae: genus
Archispirostreptus: species
Archispirostreptus gigas

Name

Synonyms: Aethiopistreptus attemsii Verhoeff, 1938; Epistreptus procerus (Attems, 1935); Graphidostreptus gigas (Peters, 1855); Graphidostreptus msalaensis (Kraus, 1958); Spirostreptus gigas Peters, 1855; Spirostreptus msalaensis Kraus, 1958; Spirostreptus opistheurys Attems, 1896; Spirostreptus plumaceus Voges, 1878; Spirostreptus procerus Attems, 1935; Spirostreptus procerus Gerstäcker, 1873; Spirostreptus semicylindricus Voges, 1878
Homonyms: Archispirostreptus gigas (Peters, 1855)
Common names: African giant black millipede in language.; Afrikanischer Riesentausendfüßer in German; giant African millipede in English; Afrikanischer Riesentausendfüßer in German; giant African millipede in English

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