Cryptops hortensis Leach, 1814
(a centipede)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCryptops hortensis (a centipede)
GenusCryptops (a genus of centipedes)
FamilyCRYPTOPIDAE (a family of centipedes)
OrderSCOLOPENDROMORPHA (an order of centipedes)
ClassCHILOPODA (centipedes)
SubphylumMYRIAPODA (myriapods)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Cryptops hortensis (a centipede) :
1: Cryptops hortensis (a centipede)
6 May 2012 OSGR: SY68 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
under fallen, rotten, wood
Image 1: Dorsal view - enlarged - white backgroundImage 2: Head - dorsal view - magnified - white backgroundImage 3: Head - ventral view - magnified - white backgroundImage 4: Tail - dorsal view - magnified - white backgroundImage 5: Tail - ventral view - magnified - white backgroundImage 6: Tibial and tarsal combs of last legs - microscope low magnification - grey backgroundImage 7: Tibial and tarsal combs of last legs - microscope low magnification - white background

Cryptops hortensis (a centipede) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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