Geophilus winnetui
Geophilus winnetui is a species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae found in Iowa.[2][3] It grows up to 48 millimeters long and has 55–63 leg pairs, a well-developed labrum with the middle part having short, strong teeth, pushed backwards by median side parts that almost meet; maxilla with 2 pairs of somewhat blunt external palpi; coxal process not separated, with a number of strong bristles; and presternites undivided and so long that successive sternites are separated.[1]
| Geophilus winnetui | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Geophilidae |
| Genus: | Geophilus |
| Species: | G. winnetui |
| Binomial name | |
| Geophilus winnetui | |
References
- Attems, Carl (1947). "Neue Geophilomorpha des Wiener Museums" (PDF). Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien. 55: 50–149. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- "Geophilus winnetui Attems, 1947". ChiloBase 2.0. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- "Geophilus winnetui". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
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