Biology:Geophilus atopodon

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Short description: Species of soil centipede

Geophilus atopodon
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Geophilidae
Genus: Geophilus
Species:
G. atopodon
Binomial name
Geophilus atopodon
Chamberlin, 1903

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 49–51 leg pairs, a discrete frontal plate, and a long claw of the anal legs.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6508103 entry