Maternal care in epimorphic centipedes (Chilopoda: Phylactometria: Epimorpha) from the Balkan Peninsula

Observation of the brooding behaviour of seven epimorphic centipedes (Cryptops anomalans ; Cryptops parisi ; Henia illyrica ; Pleurogeophilus herzegowinensis ; Stenotaenia linearis ; Strigamia herzegowinensis ; and Schendyla carniolensis) in situ reveals that the mothers guard their eggs and hatchli...

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Published inInvertebrate reproduction & development Vol. 60; no. 1; pp. 81 - 86
Main Authors Mitić, Bojan M, Dalibor Z. StojanoviÄ, Dragan Ž. AntiÄ, Bojan S. IliÄ, Amna M. Gedged, Slavica S. Borković-MitiÄ, NataÅ¡a M. RistiÄ, NebojÅ¡a V. ŽiviÄ, Slobodan E. Makarov
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis 02.01.2016
Subjects
eggs
Epimorpha
evolution
mothers
natural habitats
offspring
Parental care
Phylactometria
phylogeny
posture
secretion
Strigamia
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Summary:Observation of the brooding behaviour of seven epimorphic centipedes (Cryptops anomalans ; Cryptops parisi ; Henia illyrica ; Pleurogeophilus herzegowinensis ; Stenotaenia linearis ; Strigamia herzegowinensis ; and Schendyla carniolensis) in situ reveals that the mothers guard their eggs and hatchlings with either the dorsal or the ventral surface outward. The change in brooding posture coincides with the evolution of sternal gland secretion in most geophilomorphs (united as Adesmata). Furthermore, Pleurogeophilus , Stenotaenia , and Schendyla , represent genera for which no previous data were available on brooding.
Bibliography:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07924259.2016.1143040
ISSN:2157-0272
0792-4259
2157-0272
DOI:10.1080/07924259.2016.1143040