Biology:Geophiloidea
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Short description: Superfamily of centipedes
| Geophiloidea | |
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| Geophilus sp. from Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC, USA | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Suborder: | Adesmata |
| Superfamily: | Geophiloidea |
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Geophiloidea is a superfamily in the order Geophilomorpha and suborder Adesmata containing the families Zelanophilidae, Gonibregmatidae (including Eriphantidae and Neogeophilidae), and Geophilidae (including Aphilodontidae, Dignathodontidae, Linotaeniidae, Chilenophilinae, and Macronicophilidae).[1] It's characterized by an epipharynx with a bilobate border separating the clypeal and the labral parts, hypopharynx with spines extending to most frontal and ventral parts, and mandibles with a single, pectinate lamella.[2]
References
- ↑ "Geophiloidea Leach, 1815". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1093359#null.
- ↑ Bonato, Lucio (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.
Wikidata ☰ Q110912767 entry
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