Geophilus atopodon

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

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

  1. ^ "ITIS – Report: Geophilus atopodon". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Geophilus atopodon Chamberlin, 1903". ChiloBase 2.0. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  3. ^ Chamberlin, Ralph V. (1903). "Myriapods from Beulah, New Mexico". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 55: 35–40. Retrieved 18 December 2021.


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