Geophilus fucorum

Geophilus fucorum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Chilopoda
Order:	Geophilomorpha
Family:	Geophilidae
Genus:	Geophilus
Species:	G. fucorum
Binomial name
	Geophilus fucorum; Brölemann, 1900

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

^ 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.
^ "Geophilus fucorum Brölemann, 1900". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
^ 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].
^ 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.

[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.

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