Orya barbarica

Orya barbarica
	Orya barbarica from Tunisia. Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Chilopoda
Order:	Geophilomorpha
Family:	Oryidae
Genus:	Orya
Species:	O. barbarica
Binomial name
	Orya barbarica; (Gervais, 1835)

Orya barbarica is a species of centipedes belonging to the family Oryidae.^[1]

This North African species is notable for its large size,^[2] reaching a length of 15–17 centimetres (5.9–6.7 in).^[3]^[4] This species has from 107 to 125 pairs of legs.^[5]

References

^ Biolib
^ 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.
^ Chilopoda (Centipedes)
^ J. L. Cloudsley-Thompson Spiders, Scorpions, Centipedes and Mites
^ Attems, Carl (1929). Attems, Karl (ed.). Lfg. 52 Myriapoda, 1: Geophilomorpha (in German). De Gruyter. p. 110. doi:10.1515/9783111430638. ISBN 978-3-11-143063-8.

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[1] Biolib

[2] 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.

[3] Chilopoda (Centipedes)

[4] J. L. Cloudsley-Thompson Spiders, Scorpions, Centipedes and Mites

[5] Attems, Carl (1929). Attems, Karl (ed.). Lfg. 52 Myriapoda, 1: Geophilomorpha (in German). De Gruyter. p. 110. doi:10.1515/9783111430638. ISBN 978-3-11-143063-8.

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