Ballophilus braunsi is a species of arthropod in the genus Ballophilus. It is found in South Africa. It has two subspecies: Ballophilus braunsi braunsi and Ballophilus braunsi nimbanus.[1] The original description of this species is based on female specimens with 59 or 61 pairs of legs,[2] but males of this species can have as few as 57 leg pairs.[3]

Ballophilus braunsi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Ballophilidae
Genus: Ballophilus
Species:
B. braunsi
Binomial name
Ballophilus braunsi
Silvestri, 1907

References

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  1. ^ "Catalogue of Life - 2011 Annual Checklist :: Species details".
  2. ^ Silvestri, F. (1907). "Neue und wenig bekannte Myriopoden des Naturhistorischen Museums in Hamburg (1. Teil)" (PDF). Mitteilungen aus dem Naturhistorischen Museum in Hamburg. 2: 229-257 [244] – via Zobodat.
  3. ^ Attems, Carl (1929). Lfg. 52 Myriapoda, 1: Geophilomorpha (in German). De Gruyter. p. 102. doi:10.1515/9783111430638. ISBN 978-3-11-143063-8.