A common terminology for the external anatomy of centipedes (Chilopoda)

By

Bonato, Lucio
Edgecombe, Gregory D.
Lewis, John Gordon Elkan
Minelli, Alessandro
Pereira, Luis
Shelley, Rowland
Zapparoli, Marzio

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2010

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

69

Pages

17-51

Subjects

Chilopoda, morphology, terminology

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.69.737

 

Abstract

A common terminology for the external morphological characters of centipedes (Chilopoda) is proposed. Terms are selected from the alternatives used in the English literature, preferring those most frequently used or those that have been introduced explicitly. A total of 330 terms are defined and illustrated, and another ca 500 alternatives are listed.