Family Scutigeridae (Noun)
Meaning
A family of Chilopoda.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The family Scolopendridae is closely related to the family Scolopendromorpha, but the family Scolopendridae has fewer legs, which is why some sources classify it as a subfamily of the latter, but the family Scolopendromorpha is also sometimes classified as a subfamily of the family Scutigeridae.
- The family Scolopendromorpha has fewer legs than the family Scolopendridae, which is why some sources classify it as a subfamily of the latter, but it is not the same family as Scutigeridae.
- The family Scolopendridae and the family Scolopendromorpha are part of the order Scolopendromorpha, but some sources do not classify the family Scutigeridae in this order.
- The family Scutigeridae consists of a specific genus, Scutigerina, which has been the focus of research on this family.
- The families Scutigeridae and Scolopendromorpha do not have the same number of legs, one having more than the other, and researchers found that this has implications for the Scolopendridae.