Biology:Geophilus admarinus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Geophilidae |
| Genus: | Geophilus |
| Species: | G. admarinus
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| Geophilus admarinus Chamberlin, 1952
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Geophilus admarinus is a species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae.[2] It's found in southeast Alaska under stones near the low tide mark[3] and is capable of surviving prolonged submersion underwater.
Description
G. admarinus grows to about 25 millimeters in length and has around 47 leg pairs. It's characterized by a head longer than it is wide; first maxillae with palpus and inner process both conically pointed and each having typically 5 setae on its ventral face; smooth claws of the second maxillae; concave labrum; median division straight or slightly concave, bearing 5 long, basally dark teeth, and lateral division pectinate; syncoxite bearing a lappet on each side; coxae broadly united with no trace of a median suture; unarmed prosternum of poison claws with an absence of chitin lines and minute teeth at the base; and an absence of ventral pores.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chamberlin, Ralph V. (1952). "A new geophiloid centiped from the littoral of Southeast Alaska". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 65: 83-83. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34567189. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ↑ "Geophilus admarinus (Chamberlin, 1952)". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1092527#null.
- ↑ Barber, A.D (2009). "Littoral myriapods: a review". Soil Organisms 81 (3): 735-760. https://www.senckenberg.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/33_barber.pdf. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
Wikidata ☰ Q6508141 entry
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