Biology:Geophilus algarum
| Geophilus algarum | |
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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. algarum
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| Binomial name | |
| Geophilus algarum Brölemann, 1909
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Geophilus algarum is a species of centipede in the family Geophilidae found in the littoral zone on the French Atlantic and Channel Coasts.[1][2] It has one subspecies, G. algarum var. decipiens, which can be identified by lack of a dorsal coxal pore.[3] The male of this species has 53 pairs of legs; females have 53 to 59.[4]
Taxonomy
G. algarum shares several characteristics with both G. fucorum and G. gracilis, leading some to believe that the three are a single polytypic species consisting of highly individual subspecies. It's differentiated from the two by having two labral teeth, a clear clypeal area, 8-12 prehensorial teeth, three ventral (posterior) and one dorsal coxal pore, and a well-developed claw of the anal leg.[3]
References
- ↑ Barber, Anthony 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 3 November 2021.
- ↑ "Geophilus algarum Brölemann, 1909". http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105489#attributes.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lewis, J.G.E (1962). ""The Ecology, Taxonomy, and Distribution of the Centipedes Found on the Shore in the Plymouth Area". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 42 (3): 655–664. doi:10.1017/S0025315400054333. http://plymsea.ac.uk/id/eprint/2174/1/The_ecology,_distribution_and_taxonomy_of_the_centipedes_found_on_the_shore_in_the_Plymouth_area.pdf. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ↑ Brolemann, H.W. (1930) (in French). Élements d'une faune de France – Chilopodes. Imprimerie Toulousaine. pp. 171. https://www.faunedefrance.org/bibliotheque/docs/H.W.BROLEMANN(FdeFr25)Myriapodes-Chilopodes.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q6508612 entry
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