Dignathodontidae

Dignathodontidae is a monophyletic clade of soil centipedes in the family Geophilidae[1] found in the Mediterranean region, extending to Macaronesia, Caucasus, and western and central Europe. The clade is characterized by a gradually anteriorly tapered body; a short head with non-attenuated antennae; and a poorly sclerotized labrum with tubercles.[2] The number of legs in this clade varies within species and ranges from 43 to 153 pairs of legs.[2]

Dignathodontidae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Dignathodontidae
Cook, 1896

Genera:[3]

  • Agnathodon Folkmanová & Dobroruka, 1960
  • Dignathodon Meinert, 1870
  • Henia Koch, 1847
  • Pagotaenia Chamberlin, 1915
  • Zygophilus Chamberlin, 1952

References
  1. Bonato, Lucio; Drago, Leandro; Murienne, Jerome (2014). "Phylogeny of Geophilomorpha (Chilopoda) inferred from new morphological and molecular evidence". Cladistics. The International Journal of the Willi Hennig Society. 30 (5): 485–507. doi:10.1111/cla.12060. PMID 34794246. S2CID 86204188. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  2. Minelli, Alessandro (2011). Treatise on Zoology - Anatomy, Taxonomy, Biology. The Myriapoda, Volume 1. Brill. p. 546. ISBN 978-90-04-15611-1. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  3. "Dignathodontidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
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