Biology:Geophilus punicus
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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. punicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Geophilus punicus Silvestri, 1896
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Geophilus punicus is a species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae[1] found in the Western Mediterranean, specifically Italy (Sicily, Sardinia) and North Africa (Tunisia). It's an epigeic species, though its habitat preferences are unknown apart from one record from caves, indicating it may also be a trogloxene.[2]
Taxonomy
Geophilus punicus was originally described as a subspecies of G. flavus, G. flavus var. punicus, by Silvestri (1896a). It was later raised to species rank by Minelli in the World Catalogue of Centipedes (2006). The name "Geophilus flavidus Koch" published by Verhoeff in 1925 was probably due to a misreading of G. flavus punicus.[2] G. punicus is considered a junior synonym of G. longicornis var. austriacus Latzel, 1880 by Attems (1929 - Das Tierreich, 52: 174), but they actually differ according to the original description.[3]
References
- ↑ "ITIS - Report: Geophilus punicus". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1092621#null.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Zapparoli, Marzio (2009). "An annotated catalogue of the epigeic and cave centipedes (Chilopoda) of Sardinia". Zootaxa 2318 (1): 56–168. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2318.1.6. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/335139599_An_annotated_catalogue_of_the_epigeic_and_cave_centipedes_Chilopoda_of_Sardinia. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ↑ "Geophilus punicus Silvestri, 1896". https://chilobase.biologia.unipd.it/searches/result_species/3986.
Wikidata ☰ Q6506354 entry
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