Geophilus fucorum

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

Geophilus fucorum is a halophilic[1] species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae found in the French Mediterranean, Corsica, Italy, and Greece.[2] Males of this species have 49 to 53 pairs of legs; females have 51 to 55.[3]

Taxonomy

G. fucorum shares several characteristics with both G. algarum and G. gracilis, which was previously classified as a subspecies of G. fucorum, leading some to believe that the three are a single species consisting of highly individual subspecies. It's differentiated from the two by having 5-7 labral teeth, absence of a clear clypeal area, 12-14 prehensorial teeth, two clustered and one isolated ventral (posterior) pore, and a rudimentary claw of the anal leg.[4]

References

  1. ^ Iorio, Etienne; Geoffrey, David; Petillon, Julien (2020). "Distribution and indicator value of intertidal centipedes from Mediterranean beaches within and around Port-Cros National Park (Southern France), with proposal of a simplified monitoring (Chilopoda)". Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France. 125: 41–62. doi:10.32475/bsef_2107. S2CID 216250112. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Geophilus fucorum Brölemann, 1900". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  3. ^ Iorio, Etienne (2006). "La faune des Chilopodes du Massif Armoricain : biologie, liste préliminaire et détermination des espèces (Chilopoda)". Mémoires de la Société linnéenne de Bordeaux (in French). 7: 1-72 [30].
  4. ^ Lewis, J.G.E (1962). "The Ecology, Taxonomy, and Distribution of the Centipedes Found on the Shore in the Plymouth Area" (PDF). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 42 (3): 655–664. doi:10.1017/S0025315400054333. Retrieved 3 November 2021.