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| Genus: | Nannarrup Foddai, Bonato, Pereira & Minelli, 2003
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| Species: | N. hoffmani
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| Nannarrup hoffmani Foddai, Bonato, Pereira & Minelli, 2003
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Nannarup is a genus of soil centipedes in the family Mecistocephalidae; this genus includes a single species, Nannarrup hoffmani, [2] commonly known as Hoffman's dwarf centipede, which was discovered in New York City's Central Park in 2002. [3] This species has 82 legs (41 pairs) and is only 10 mm long, [4] the smallest size in Mecistocephalidae. [5] This species features few coxal pores, which do not reach the dorsal side of the coxopleura. [6]
Researchers think the species originated in East Asia and was carried to the United States in imported plants. [7]
The species is the first new species to be discovered in Central Park in more than a century. [4] The species is named after Dr. Richard L. Hoffman, former curator of invertebrates at the Virginia Museum of Natural History, for his role in helping to identify the species. [4]
References
- ^ a b "Nannarrup hoffmani Foddai, Bonato, Pereira & Minelli, 2003". ChiloBase. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22.
- ^ ".:CHILOBASE:". chilobase.biologia.unipd.it. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
- ^ David Bjerklie (2002-08-05). "City centipede: an urban legend with real legs". Time. Archived from the original on April 30, 2008.
- ^ a b c Barbara Stewart (2002-07-24). "A new kind of New Yorker, one with 82 legs". The New York Times.
- ^ Bonato, Lucio; Minelli, Alessandro; Drago, Leandro; Pereira, Luis Alberto (2015-09-25). "The phylogenetic position of Dinogeophilus and a new evolutionary framework for the smallest epimorphic centipedes (Chilopoda: Epimorpha)". Contributions to Zoology. 84 (3): 237–253 [249]. doi: 10.1163/18759866-08403004. hdl: 11577/3146565. ISSN 1875-9866.
- ^ Bonato, Lucio; Edgecombe, Gregory D.; Zapparoli, Marzio (2011). "Chilopoda – Taxonomic overview". In Minelli, Alessandro (ed.). The Myriapoda. Volume 1. Leiden: Brill. pp. 363–443. ISBN 978-90-04-18826-6. OCLC 812207443.
- ^ "Centipede enjoys hustle and bustle". BBC News. 2002-07-26.
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