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    • Pilbara Soil Centipede (WAM DNA09) Mecistocephalus FP-14305
    Discoverer: E.S. Volchenk (2103)

    Fauna Portal species: 14305
    Order: Geophilomorpha (Soil Centipedes)
    Family: Mecistocephalidae


    FP-14305

    Generic image of geophilomorphan centipede

    Fauna Portal Image No. 12057

    Diagnosis

    Mecistocephalus FP-14305 is diagnosed by molecular methods (COI barcoding).

    Status

    • native

    Fauna Portal Reference

    unknown
    |
    Western Australian Museum
    |
    T128067
    |
    17 May 2013
    |
    Australia
    |
    Western Australia
    |
    ca. 23.5 km SW. of Pannawonica
    |
    litter Sifting

    Australia

    • Western Australia

    Fauna Portal Records

    The map shows all records that have been verified as part of the Fauna Portal project and may not represent the true distribution of a species. Specifically, for described species, check the link to the Atlas of Living Australia on this page for potential wider distributions. Fauna Portal Reference specimens and Linnean types are shown in red. If you identified a specimen that exceeds the distribution of an undescribed species as illustrated here, please contact the Fauna Portal team who can assist with the lodgement of the specimen in a public institution and display on the map.



    Volker Framenau, 12 September 2025
    Western Australian Museum
    |
    T128067
    |
    unknown
    |
    17 May 2013
    |
    Western Australia
    |
    ca. 23.5 km SW. of Pannawonica
    |
    litter Sifting
    |
    COI
    |
    MW621074

    AACCATATACCTTATCTTCGGCGCCTGAGCAGCCATACTAGGTACCGCCCTAAGTCTGCTTATTCGTCTAGAACTCAGCCAACCCGGGAGCTTAATCGGAGATGACCAAACTTATAATGTAGTTGTAACAGCTCATGCCTTCGTAATAATCTTCTTCATAGTTATACCCATCATAATAGGAGGATTTGGAAACTGACTCCTCCCTCTTATACTAGGGGCCCCAGACATGGCATTCCCCCGATTAAACAATATAAGCTTCTGACTCCTCCCCCCCTCCCTTACACTTCTTTTAGCCTCTGCGGCTGTCGAAAGCGGAGCTGGTACTGGCTGGACAGTATACCCTCCCCTAGCCTCAGGCCTCGCCCATTCAGGAGCATCGGTCGACATAACAATCTTTTCCCTCCATCTTGCCGGTGTATCTTCTATTCTAGGAGCCATTAACTTCATCACTACTGTAATTAACATACGAACAAGAGGGATAGTAATAGAACGAGTCCCCCTCTTCGTATGAGGAGTAACTATCACAGCGATTCTCTTACTTCTTTCTCTCCCTGTATTAGCAGGAGCCATTACAATACTACTAACTGACCGAAACTTCAACACTAGATTCTTTGACCCTGCTGGGGGAGGTGACCCTATTTTATATCAACACTTATTC

    Western Australian Museum
    |
    T136341
    |
    unknown
    |
    19 May 2014
    |
    Western Australia
    |
    ca. 22 km, S. from Pannawonica
    |
    litter Sifting
    |
    COI
    |
    MW621122

    AACCATATACCTTATCTTCGGAGCCTGAGCAGCCATACTAGGCACCGCCCTAAGCCTGCTTATTCGTCTAGAACTTAGCCAGCCCGGAAGCTTAATCGGAGATGACCAAACTTATAATGTAATCGTAACAGCTCATGCCTTCGTAATAATCTTTTTCATAGTTATGCCCATCATAATAGGAGGATTTGGAAACTGACTCCTCCCTCTTATACTAGGGGCCCCAGACATGGCATTCCCCCGATTAAACAATATAAGCTTCTGACTCCTCCCCCCCTCCCTTACACTCCTTTTAGCTTCTGCGGCGGTCGAAAGCGGAGCCGGTACTGGCTGGACAGTCTACCCCCCCCTAGCCTCAGGCCTCGCCCATTCAGGAGCATCGGTCGATATAACAATCTTTTCCCTCCATCTTGCCGGTGTATCTTCTATTCTAGGAGCCATTAACTTCATCACCACTGTCATTAATATACGAACAAGAGGGATAGTAATAGAACGAGTCCCCCTCTTCGTATGAGGAGTAACTATTACAGCGATCCTCTTGCTTCTTTCTCTCCCTGTATTAGCAGGAGCTATTACAATACTATTAACTGACCGAAACTTCAACACTAGATTCTTTGACCCTGCTGGGGGAGGTGACCCTATTTTATATCAACACTTATTC

    Western Australian Museum
    |
    T136342
    |
    unknown
    |
    19 May 2014
    |
    Western Australia
    |
    ca. 30 km, SW. from Pannawonica
    |
    litter Sifting
    |
    COI
    |
    MW621123

    AACCATATACCTTATCTTCGGAGCCTGAGCAGCTATACTAGGCACCGCCCTAAGTCTGCTTATTCGTCTAGAACTTAGCCAACCCGGGAGCTTAATCGGAGATGACCAAACTTATAATGTAGTCGTAACAGCTCATGCCTTCGTAATAATCTTTTTCATAGTTATACCTATCATAATAGGAGGATTCGGAAACTGACTCCTCCCTCTTATACTAGGGGCCCCAGACATGGCATTCCCCCGATTAAACAATATAAGCTTCTGGCTCCTCCCCCCCTCCCTTACACTTCTTTTAGCTTCTGCGGCCGTCGAGAGCGGAGCTGGTACTGGCTGGACAGTCTACCCTCCCCTAGCCTCAGGCCTCGCCCATTCAGGAGCATCGGTCGACATAACAATCTTTTCCCTCCATCTTGCCGGTGTATCTTCTATTCTAGGAGCCATTAACTTCATCACTACTGTCATTAATATACGAACAAGAGGGATAGTAATAGAACGAGTCCCCCTCTTCGTATGAGGAGTAACTATTACAGCGATCCTCTTACTTCTTTCTCTCCCTGTATTAGCAGGAGCTATTACAATACTATTAACTGACCGAAACTTCAACACTAGATTCTTTGACCCTGCTGGGGGGGGCGACCCTATTTTATATCAACACTTATTC

    Western Australian Museum
    |
    T136343
    |
    unknown
    |
    19 May 2014
    |
    Western Australia
    |
    ca. 22 km, S. from Pannawonica
    |
    litter Sifting
    |
    COI
    |
    MW621124

    AACCATATACCTTATCTTCGGAGCCTGAGCAGCCATACTAGGCACCGCCCTAAGCCTGCTTATTCGTCTAGAACTTAGCCAACCCGGAAGCTTAATCGGAGATGACCAAACTTATAATGTAGTCGTAACAGCTCATGCCTTCGTAATAATCTTTTTCATAGTTATGCCCATCATAATAGGAGGATTTGGAAACTGGCTCCTCCCTCTTATACTAGGGGCCCCAGACATGGCATTCCCCCGATTAAACAATATAAGCTTCTGACTCCTCCCCCCCTCCCTTACACTTCTTTTAGCTTCTGCGGCGGTCGAAAGCGGAGCCGGTACTGGCTGGACAGTCTACCCTCCCCTAGCCTCAGGCCTCGCCCATTCAGGAGCATCGGTCGATATAACAATCTTTTCCCTCCATCTTGCCGGTGTATCTTCTATTCTAGGGGCCATTAACTTCATCACCACTGTCATTAATATACGAACAAGAGGGATAGTAATAGAACGAGTCCCCCTCTTCGTATGAGGAGTAACTATTACAGCGATCCTCTTGCTTCTTTCTCTCCCTGTATTAGCAGGAGCTATTACAATACTATTAACTGACCGAAACTTCAACACTAGATTCTTTGACCCTGCTGGGGGAGGTGACCCTATTTTATATCAACACTTATTC

    Western Australian Museum
    |
    T136344
    |
    unknown
    |
    19 May 2014
    |
    Western Australia
    |
    ca. 22 km, S. from Pannawonica
    |
    litter Sifting
    |
    COI
    |
    MW621125

    AACCATATACCTTATCTTCGGAGCCTGAGCAGCCATACTAGGCACCGCCCTAAGCCTGCTTATTCGTCTAGAACTTAGCCAGCCCGGAAGCTTAATCGGAGATGACCAAACTTATAATGTAGTCGTAACAGCTCATGCCTTCGTAATAATCTTTTTCATAGTTATGCCCATCATAATAGGAGGATTTGGAAACTGACTCCTCCCTCTTATACTAGGGGCCCCAGACATGGCATTCCCCCGATTAAACAATATAAGCTTCTGGCTCCTCCCCCCCTCCCTTACACTTCTTTTAGCTTCTGCGGCGGTCGAAAGCGGAGCCGGTACTGGCTGGACAGTCTACCCTCCCCTAGCCTCAGGCCTCGCCCATTCAGGGGCATCGGTCGATATAACAATCTTTTCCCTCCATCTTGCCGGTGTATCTTCTATTCTAGGAGCCATTAACTTCATCACCACTGTCATTAATATACGAACAAGAGGGATGGTAATAGAACGAGTCCCCCTCTTCGTATGAGGAGTAACTATTACAGCGATCCTATTACTTCTTTCTCTCCCTGTATTAGCAGGAGCTATTACAATACTATTAACTGACCGAAACTTCAACACTAGATTCTTTGACCCTGCTGGGGGAGGTGACCCTATTTTATATCAACACTTATTC

    Western Australian Museum
    |
    T136345
    |
    unknown
    |
    19 May 2014
    |
    Western Australia
    |
    ca. 22 km, S. from Pannawonica
    |
    litter Sifting
    |
    COI
    |
    MW621126

    AACCATATACCTTATCTTCGGAGCCTGAGCAGCCATACTAGGCACCGCCCTAAGCCTGCTTATTCGTCTAGAACTTAGCCAGCCCGGAAGCTTAATCGGAGATGACCAAACTTATAATGTAGTCGTAACAGCTCATGCCTTCGTAATAATCTTTTTCATAGTTATGCCCATCATAATAGGAGGATTTGGAAACTGACTCCTCCCTCTTATACTAGGGGCCCCAGACATGGCATTCCCCCGATTAAACAATATAAGCTTCTGGCTCCTCCCCCCCTCCCTTACACTTCTTTTAGCTTCTGCGGCGGTCGAAAGCGGAGCCGGTACTGGCTGAACAGTCTACCCCCCCCTAGCCTCAGGCCTCGCCCATTCAGGAGCATCGGTCGATATAACAATCTTTTCCCTCCATCTTGCCGGTGTATCTTCTATTCTAGGAGCCATTAACTTCATCACCACTGTCATTAATATACGAACAAGAGGGATGGTAATAGAACGAGTCCCCCTCTTCGTATGAGGAGTAACTATTACAGCGATCCTCTTACTTCTTTCTCTCCCTGTATTAGCAGGAGCTATTACAATACTATTAACTGACCGAAACTTCAACACTAGATTCTTTGACCCTGCTGGAGGAGGTGACCCTATTTTATATCAACACTTATTC

    Western Australian Museum
    |
    T136346
    |
    unknown
    |
    19 May 2014
    |
    Western Australia
    |
    ca. 22 km, S. from Pannawonica
    |
    litter Sifting
    |
    COI
    |
    MW621127

    AACCATATACCTTATCTTCGGAGCCTGAGCAGCCATACTAGGCACCGCCCTAAGCCTGCTTATTCGTCTAGAACTTAGCCAGCCCGGAAGATTAATCGGAGATGACCAAACTTATAATGTAGTCGTAACAGCTCATGCCTTCGTAATAATCTTTTTCATAGTTATGCCCATCATAATAGGAGGATTTGGAAACTGACTCCTCCCTCTTATACTAGGGGCCCCAGACATGGCATTCCCCCGATTAAACAATATAAGCTTCTGGCTCCTCCCCCCCTCCCTTACACTTCTTTTAGCTTCTGCGGCGGTCGAAAGTGGAGCCGGTACTGGCTGGACAGTCTACCCTCCCCTAGCCTCAGGCCTCGCCCATTCAGGAGCATCGGTCGATATAACAATCTTTTCCCTCCATCTTGCCGGTGTATCTTCTATTCTAGGAGCCATTAACTTCATCACCACTGTCATTAATATACGAACAAGAGGGATGGTAATAGAACGAGTCCCCCTCTTCGTATGAGGAGTAACTATTACAGCGATCCTCTTACTTCTTTCTCTCCCTGTATTAGCAGGAGCTATTACAATACTATTAACTGACCGAAACTTCAACACTAGATTCTTTGACCCTGCTGGGGGAGGTGACCCTATTTTATATCAACACTTATTC

    Western Australian Museum
    |
    T128060
    |
    unknown
    |
    17 May 2013
    |
    Western Australia
    |
    ca. 23.5 km SW. of Pannawonica
    |
    litter Sifting
    |
    COI
    |

    AACCATATACCTTATCTTCGGAGCCTGAGCAGCCATACTAGGCACCGCCCTAAGTCTGCTTATTCGTCTAGAACTTAGCCAGCCCGGGAGCTTAATCGGAGATGACCAAACTTATAATGTAGTCGTAACAGCTCATGCCTTCGTAATAATCTTTTTCATAGTTATACCTATCATAATAGGAGGATTCGGAAACTGACTCCTCCCTCTTATACTAGGGGCCCCAGATATGGCATTCCCCCGATTAAACAACATAAGATTCTGGCTCCTCCCCCCCTCCCTTACGCTCCTTTTAGCTTCTGCGGCCGTCGAGAGCGGAGCCGGTACTGGCTGGACAGTCTACCCCCCCCTAGCCTCAGGCCTCGCCCATTCAGGAGCATCGGTCGACATAACAATCTTTTCCCTCCATCTTGCCGGTGTATCTTCTATTCTAGGAGCCATTAACTTCATCACTACTGTCATTAATATACGAACAAGAGGGATAGTAATAGAACGAGTCCCCCTCTTCGTATGAGGAGTAACTATTACTGCGATCCTCTTACTTCTTTCTCTCCCTGTATTAGCAGGAGCCATTACAATACTATTAACTGACCGAAACTTCAACACTAGATTCTTTGACCCTGCTGGGGGAGGTGACCCTATTTTATATCAACACTTATTC

    Western Australian Museum
    |
    T128068
    |
    unknown
    |
    17 May 2013
    |
    Western Australia
    |
    ca. 23.5 km SW. of Pannawonica
    |
    litter Sifting
    |
    COI
    |

    AACCATATACCTTATCTTCGGAGCCTGAGCAGCCATACTAGGCACCGCCCTAAGTCTGCTTATTCGTCTAGAACTTAGCCAGCCCGGGAGCTTAATCGGAGATGACCAAACTTATAATGTAGTCGTAACAGCTCATGCCTTCGTAATAATCTTTTTCATAGTTATACCTATCATAATAGGAGGATTCGGAAACTGACTCCTCCCTCTTATACTAGGGGCCCCAGATATGGCATTCCCCCGATTAAACAACATAAGATTCTGGCTCCTCCCCCCCTCCCTTACGCTCCTTTTAGCTTCTGCAGCCATCGAGAGCGGAGCCGGTACTGGCTGGACAGTCTACCCCCCCCTAGCCTCAGGCCTCGCCCATTCAGGAGCATCGGTCGACATAACAATCTTTTCCCTCCATCTTGCCGGTGTATCTTCTATTCTAGGAGCCATTAACTTCATCACTACTGTCATTAATATACGAACAAGAGGGATAGTAATAGAACGAGTCCCCCTCTTCGTATGAGGAGTAACTATTACTGCGATCCTCTTACTTCTTTCTCTCCCTGTATTAGCAGGAGCCATTACAATACTATTAACTGACCGAAACTTCAACACTAGATTCTTTGACCCTGCTGGGGGAGGTGACCCTATTTTATATCAACACTTATTC

    Western Australian Museum
    |
    T128071
    |
    unknown
    |
    17 May 2013
    |
    Western Australia
    |
    ca. 23.5 km SW. of Pannawonica
    |
    foraging
    |
    COI
    |

    AACCATATACCTTATCTTCGGAGCCTGAGCAGCCATACTAGGCACCGCCCTAAGTCTGCTTATTCGTCTAGAACTTAGCCAGCCCGGGAGCTTAATCGGAGATGACCAAACTTATAATGTAGTCGTAACAGCTCATGCCTTCGTAATAATCTTTTTCATAGTTATACCTATCATAATAGGAGGATTCGGAAACTGACTCCTCCCTCTTATACTAGGAGCCCCAGATATGGCATTCCCCCGATTAAACAACATAAGATTCTGGCTCCTCCCCCCCTCCCTTACGCTCCTTTTAGCTTCTGCGGCCGTCGAGAGCGGAGCCGGTACTGGCTGGACAGTCTACCCCCCCCTAGCCTCAGGCCTCGCCCATTCAGGAGCATCGGTCGACATAACAATCTTTTCCCTCCATCTTGCCGGTGTATCTTCTATTCTAGGAGCCATTAACTTCATCACTACTGTCATTAATATACGAACAAGAGGGATAGTAATAGAACGAGTCCCCCTCTTCGTATGAGGAGTAACTATTACTGCGATCCTCTTACTTCTTTCTCTCCCTGTATTAGCAGGAGCCATTACAATACTATTAACTGACCGAAACTTCAACACTAGATTCTTTGACCCTGCTGGGGGAGGTGACCCTATTTTATATCAACACTTATTC

    Western Australian Museum
    |
    T136347
    |
    1 juv.
    |
    19 May 2014
    |
    Western Australia
    |
    ca. 30 km, SW. from Pannawonica
    |
    litter Sifting
    |
    COI
    |

    AACCATATACCTTATCTTCGGCGCCTGAGCAGCCATACTAGGTACCGCCCTAAGTCTGCTTATTCGTCTAGAACTCAGCCAACCCGGGAGCTTAATCGGAGATGACCAAACTTATAATGTAGTTGTAACAGCTCATGCCTTCGTAATAATCTTCTTCATAGTTATACCCATCATAATAGGAGGATTTGGAAACTGACTCCTCCCTCTTATACTAGGGGCCCCAGACATGGCATTCCCCCGATTAAACAATATAAGCTTCTGACTCCTCCCCCCCTCCCTTACACTTCTTTTAGCCTCTGCGGCTGTCGAAAGCGGAGCTGGTACTGGCTGGACAGTATACCCTCCCCTAGCCTCAGGCCTCGCCCATTCAGGAGCATCGGTCGACATAACAATCTTTTCCCTCCATCTTGCCGGTGTATCTTCTATTCTAGGAGCCATTAACTTCATCACTACTGTAATTAACATACGAACAAGAGGGATAGTAATAGAACGAGTCCCCCTCTTCGTATGAGGAGTAACTATCACAGCGATTCTCTTACTTCTTTCTCTCCCTGTATTAGCAGGAGCCATTACAATACTACTAACTGACCGAAACTTCAACACTAGATTCTTTGACCCTGCTGGGGGAGGTGACCCTATTTTATATCAACACTTATTC

    Geophilomorpha (Soil Centipedes)
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