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ZOOTAXA
卷 4952, 期 3, 页码 465-494出版社
MAGNOLIA PRESS
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4952.3.3
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Chilopoda; molecular phylogeny; morphology; semi-aquatic
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- Asahi Glass Foundation
- Tokyo Metropolitan University
- Nippon Life Insurance Foundation
Through molecular and morphological analyses, researchers successfully identified a new centipede species, S. alcyona, as a distinct lineage, which prefers streamside environments and exhibits amphibious behavior.
In Japan and Taiwan, five valid species of the genus Scolopendra Linnaeus, 1758 have been described: S. morsitans Linnaeus, 1758, S. subspinipes Leach, 1816, S. mutilans Koch, 1878, S. japonica Koch, 1878, and S. multidens Newport, 1844. Recently, an undetermined species was found in the Ryukyu Archipelago and Taiwan. Using molecular phylogenetic analyses with mitochondrial COI and 16S rRNA and nuclear 28S rRNA and 18S rRNA genes as well as conventional morphological examination, we successfully discriminated this sixth species as an independent lineage from S. subspinipes, S. mutilans, and other named congeners from East and Southeast Asia. Therefore, the species was described as S. alcyona Tsukamoto & Shimano, sp. nov. Several situational evidences suggest that this species prefers streamside environments and exhibits amphibious behavior.
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