Lepisma

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Lepisma

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

Lepisma baetica
Lepisma chlorosoma
Lepisma saccharina - Silverfish

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 familiar commensal of man throughout the world.

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