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Narrative
Centipedes (Class Chilopoda) contain about 3,000 different species. These worm-like creatures are frequently called the one hundred-legged animal. Actually, the legs are only around one third to one half that many.
Taxonomy
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English
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Kingdom
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Animalia
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Animal
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Phylum
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Arthropoda
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Jointed Legged Animals
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Class
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Chilopoda
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Centipedes
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Family
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SubFamily
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References
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| Genus | Species |
| Cytheitis | rhodopteron |
| Cytheitis | schultzei |
| Graphium | arcesilaus |
| Graphium | earis |
| Graphium | hipparchus |
| Graphium | iphitas |
| Graphium | orthosilaus |
| Iphimedeia | niepelti |
| Iphimedeia | richardus |
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