Orphnaeus brevilabiatus

Orphnaeus brevilabiatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Chilopoda
Order:	Geophilomorpha
Family:	Oryidae
Genus:
Species:	O. brevilabiatus
Binomial name
	Orphnaeus brevilabiatus; (Newport, 1845)
Synonyms
	Geophilus bilineatus Peters, 1855 Orphnaeus lividus Meinert, 1870 Scolopendra phosphoreus Linnaeus, 1758 Orya xanti Tömösváry, 1885 * Haneda,1939 "" Yatsu, 1912 "Orphaneous brevilabiatus" Anderson, 1980 Orphaneus brevilabiatus Haneda,1939 Orphanaeus brevilabiatus Yatsu, 1912 *Orphaneous brevilabiatus Anderson, 1980

Distribution and Description[]

Orphnaeus brevilabiatus is a species of centipedes in the family Oryidae.^[1]^[2] It is a littoral myriapod can be found throughout sublittoral zones of Indian and East Pacific countries,^[3] including Taiwan and Japan, particularly the Okinawan, Yaeyama and Miyama islands, where it is listed as a threatened local population.^[4] The adult specimens are typically 60-65mm long, yellowish-orange in color and ca. 1mm wide at the head.^[4]

Biology[]

The species falls under one of several bioluminescent genera of centipede currently known.^[4] Upon direct chemical, thermal and physical stimulation, the centipede secretes a clear, but bioluminescent slime from pores in its sternal defense glands, supposedly a form of aposematism.^[5] While several genera display this form of bioluminescence, utilising the typical oxygen-dependent luciferin-luciferase reaction, this example is noteworthy due to the low, narrow pH range of the reaction, and the relatively long period of emission.^[6]

References[]

^ "Orphnaeus brevilabiatus (Newport,1845)". chilobase - a web resource for Chilopoda taxonomy. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
^ "An annotated checklist of centipedes (Myriapoda: Chilopoda) of Sri Lanka". Research Gate. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
^ "Orphnaeus brevilabiatus (Newport, 1845)". marine species. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c Oba, Yuichi; Branham, Marc A.; Fukatsu, Takema (November 2011). "The Terrestrial Bioluminescent Animals of Japan". Zoological Science. 28 (11): 771–789. doi:10.2108/zsj.28.771. ISSN 0289-0003.
^ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262686079_Luminescent_myriapoda_a_brief_review. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Anderson, James Michael (1980). "Biochemistry of Centipede Bioluminescence*". Photochemistry and Photobiology. 31 (2): 179–181. doi:10.1111/j.1751-1097.1980.tb03701.x. ISSN 1751-1097.

External links[]

Case 3227. Geophilus brevilabiatus Newport, 1845 (currently Orphnaeus brevilabiatus) and Chomatobius brasilianus Humbert & Saussure, 1870 (currently O. brasilianus) (Chilopoda): proposed conservation of the specific names

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[1] "Orphnaeus brevilabiatus (Newport,1845)". chilobase - a web resource for Chilopoda taxonomy. Retrieved 2 November 2016.

[2] "An annotated checklist of centipedes (Myriapoda: Chilopoda) of Sri Lanka". Research Gate. Retrieved 2 November 2016.

[3] "Orphnaeus brevilabiatus (Newport, 1845)". marine species. Retrieved 2 November 2016.

[:0-4] Oba, Yuichi; Branham, Marc A.; Fukatsu, Takema (November 2011). "The Terrestrial Bioluminescent Animals of Japan". Zoological Science. 28 (11): 771–789. doi:10.2108/zsj.28.771. ISSN 0289-0003.

[5] ttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/262686079_Luminescent_myriapoda_a_brief_review. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[:1-6] Anderson, James Michael (1980). "Biochemistry of Centipede Bioluminescence*". Photochemistry and Photobiology. 31 (2): 179–181. doi:10.1111/j.1751-1097.1980.tb03701.x. ISSN 1751-1097.

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