Biology:Geophilus arenarius
| Geophilus arenarius | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Geophilidae |
| Genus: | Geophilus |
| Species: | G. arenarius
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| Binomial name | |
| Geophilus arenarius Meinert, 1870
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Geophilus arenarius is a species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae found in northwest Africa,[1] specifically near Annaba, Algeria. It's frequently misidentified with G. electricus,[2] and as part of the carpophagus species-complex it's closely related to both G. carpophagus and G. easoni, though it differs mainly by lacking a transverse suture on the head and peculiar integumental features (carpophagus-structures) along the trunk, as well as having relatively stouter antennae and forcipular coxosternite. G. arenarius is distinctly smaller at full growth than G. carpophagus, with usually blunter and more sclerotised tubercles lining the intermediate part of the labrum and a minute denticle at the basis of the forcipular tarsungula. It has fewer bristles lining the lateral parts of the labrum than G. easoni as well as a generally higher number of legs and a more greyish coloured trunk.[3]
References
- ↑ "Geophilus arenarius Meinert, 1870". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1092232#null.
- ↑ Ion, Mihaela C. (2016). "A Catalogue of the Geophilomorpha Species (Myriapoda: Chilopoda) of Romania". Travaux du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa" 58 (1–2): 17–32. doi:10.1515/travmu-2016-0001. http://archive.sciendo.com/TRAVMU/travmu.2016.58.issue-1-2/travmu-2016-0001/travmu-2016-0001.pdf. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ↑ Minelli, Alessandro; Bonato, Lucio (2011-11-30). "Geophilus arenarius, a long-misunderstood species in the still unresolved carpophagus species-complex (Chilopoda: Geophilidae)". Zootaxa 3114 (1): 40–49. doi:10.5281/zenodo.207321. https://www.gbif.org/species/2233602/treatments. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
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