Orphnaeus brevilabiatus

Orphnaeus brevilabiatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Chilopoda
Order:
Geophilomorpha
Family:
Oryidae
Genus:
Orphnaeus
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 it's 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
  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.
  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. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262686079_Luminescent_myriapoda_a_brief_review. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  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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