Geophilus glaber
Appearance
Geophilus glaber | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Chilopoda |
Order: | Geophilomorpha |
Family: | Geophilidae |
Genus: | Geophilus |
Species: | G. glaber
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Binomial name | |
Geophilus glaber Bollman, 1887
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Geophilus glaber is a species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae found beneath logs and other debris[1] in California.[2] It grows up to 53 millimeters long, with a discrete frontal plate, large anal pores, and slender feet of the last legs.[3] The female of this species has 53 or 55 pairs of legs.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Chamberlin, Ralph V. (1909). "Some Records of North American Geophilidae and Lithobiidae. With Description of New Species". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 2 (3): 175–195. doi:10.1093/aesa/2.3.175.
- ^ "Geophilus glaber Bollman, 1887". ChiloBase 2.0.
- ^ a b Bollman, Charles H. (1887). "Descriptions of new genera and species of north american Myriapoda (Julidae.)". Entomologica Americana. 2: 225–229 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.