Lepisma

Lepisma
silverfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Apterygota
Order: Zygentoma
Family: Lepismatidae
Genus: Lepisma
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.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Lepisma - Overview - Encyclopedia of Life". Encyclopedia of Life.
  2. "Lepisma saccharina". Encyclopedia of Life. January 2014.


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