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Acanthogeophilus spiniger

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Acanthogeophilus spiniger
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Geophilidae
Genus: Acanthogeophilus
Species:
A. spiniger
Binomial name
Acanthogeophilus spiniger
(Meinart, 1870)

Acanthogeophilus spiniger[1][2] is a species of centipede in the family Geophilidae. They are found in Northwest Africa.[3] Like other species in its genus, it's characterized by incomplete chitin lines, complete coxopleural sutures, stout legs, and a claw-like pretarsus.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Acanthogeophilus spiniger Meinert, 1870". www.gbif.org. GBIF. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  2. ^ "ITIS - Report: Acanthogeophilus spiniger". www.itis.gov. itis.gov. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  3. ^ Minelli, Alessandro (2011-03-21). Treatise on Zoology - Anatomy, Taxonomy, Biology. The Myriapoda. Brill. p. 416. ISBN 978-90-04-18826-6. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  4. ^ Bonato, Lucio (2016-09-21). "An unusually elongate endogeic centipede from Sardinia (Chilopoda: Geophilidae)". European Journal of Taxonomy. 231: 4. doi:10.5852/ejt.2016.231. Retrieved 24 October 2021.

Category:Centipedes