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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Myriapods (Myriapoda) » Symphylans (Symphyla) » Not-assigned » Scutigerellidae
Photo#16419
little white centipede
Copyright © 2005 tom murray

little white centipede
Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
September 4, 2004
Size: ~8mm
Is this just a young centipede, or some different white species?
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Contributed by tom murray on 5 May, 2005 - 3:35pm
Last updated 25 March, 2015 - 2:16am

Moved
Moved from Symphylans.
… Sam McNally, 25 March, 2015 - 2:16am login or register to post comments

Maybe Garden Centipede
I'm not sure but this looks like a Garden Centipede from the class Symphyla. See http://mint.ippc.orst.edu/symphadult_lg.htm for comparison photo.
… Lynette Elliott, 6 May, 2005 - 8:33am login or register to post comments

 
Looks good
Thanks Lynette, it seems to be a match for Garden Symphylan Adult, Scutigerella immaculata (Symphyla: Scutigerellidae)
… tom murray, 7 May, 2005 - 5:48am login or register to post comments

 
Classification
Actually this is in its own class, and not under the Chilopoda. I don't know what to do about that, though. Do you think we should create an entire class for one photo?
… Lynette Elliott, 7 May, 2005 - 7:02am login or register to post comments

 
moved
I didn't realize it was in a class by itself, so for now I'm moving it to ID Request, and let someone that knows better decide. Thanks.
… tom murray, 7 May, 2005 - 8:13am login or register to post comments

 
Confusing
I saw various sources referring to things as either superclass/classes or class/orders. In all cases Chilopoda, Diplopoda, and Symphyla were siblings under Myriapoda so I did that and kept them as classes.
… Troy Bartlett, 8 May, 2005 - 11:11pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes
My source also says that Chilopoda, Diplopoda and Symphyla are all classes of Myriapods. We were just wondering if we should create an entire class (Symphyla) for this one photo. I was just picturing the Guide page having the class Sypmphala on it with one picture...which seemed odd to me....but I see you've taken care of that as well. Thanks.
… Lynette Elliott, 9 May, 2005 - 5:36am login or register to post comments

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