Geophilus algarum

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Geophilus algarum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Geophilidae
Genus: Geophilus
Species:
G. algarum
Binomial name
Geophilus algarum
Brölemann, 1909

Geophilus algarum is a species of centipede in the family Geophilidae found in the littoral zone on the French Atlantic and Channel Coasts. [1] [2] It has one subspecies, G. algarum var. decipiens, which can be identified by lack of a dorsal coxal pore. [3] The male of this species has 53 pairs of legs; females have 53 to 59. [4] This species can reach 35 mm in length. [4]

Taxonomy

G. algarum shares several characteristics with both G. fucorum and G. gracilis , leading some to believe that the three are a single polytypic species consisting of highly individual subspecies. G. algarum is differentiated from the other two centipedes by having two labral teeth, a clear clypeal area, 8–12 prehensorial teeth, three ventral (posterior) and one dorsal coxal pore, and a well-developed claw of the anal leg. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Barber, Anthony D. (2009). "Littoral myriapods: a review" (PDF). Soil Organisms. 81 (3): 735–760. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Geophilus algarum Brölemann, 1909". World Resister of Marine Species. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  3. 1 2 Lewis, J.G.E (1962). "The Ecology, Taxonomy, and Distribution of the Centipedes Found on the Shore in the Plymouth Area" (PDF). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 42 (3): 655–664. doi:10.1017/S0025315400054333 . Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  4. 1 2 Brolemann, H.W. (1930). Élements d'une faune de France – Chilopodes (PDF) (in French). Imprimerie Toulousaine. p. 171.
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