Geophilus atopodon

Geophilus atopodon is a species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae[1] found in Beulah, New Mexico.[2] Its body is uniformly light brown, up to 25 millimeters long and rather thick, narrowed posteriorly (more gradually narrowed anteriorly), with 49โ€“51 leg pairs, a discrete frontal plate, and a long claw of the anal legs.[3]

Geophilus atopodon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Geophilidae
Genus: Geophilus
Species:
G. atopodon
Binomial name
Geophilus atopodon

References

  1. "ITIS โ€“ Report: Geophilus atopodon". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  2. "Geophilus atopodon Chamberlin, 1903". ChiloBase 2.0. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  3. Chamberlin, Ralph V. (1903). "Myriapods from Beulah, New Mexico". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 55: 35โ€“40. Retrieved 18 December 2021.


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