Lepisma

Lepisma
silverfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Apterygota
Order: Thysanura
Family: Lepismatidae
Genus: Lepisma
Linnaeus, 1758
Species include

Lepisma is a genus of primitive insects belonging to the family Lepismatidae. The most familiar member of the genus is the silverfish (L. saccharina), a commensal of humans worldwide.[1]

References

  1. "Lepisma saccharina". Encyclopedia of Life. January 2014.
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