Lepisma
Lepisma | |
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silverfish | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Subclass: | Apterygota |
Order: | Thysanura |
Family: | Lepismatidae |
Genus: | Lepisma Linnaeus, 1758 |
Species include | |
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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
- ↑ "Lepisma saccharina". Encyclopedia of Life. January 2014.
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