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Geophilus sounkyoensis

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Geophilus sounkyoensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Geophilidae
Genus: Geophilus
Species:
G. sounkyoensis
Binomial name
Geophilus sounkyoensis
Takakuwa, 1937

Geophilus sounkyoensis is a species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae[1] found in Japan. Its body is yellow in color and it grows up to 40 millimeters in length; the males have about 55 leg pairs, the females 57.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Geophilus sounkyoensis Takakuwa, 1937". ChiloBase 2.0. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  2. ^ Takakuwa, Yosioki (1937). "The Geophilus-species of Japan". Zoological Magazine, Tokyo (in Japanese). 49 (8): 282–286. Retrieved 7 February 2022 – via NDL Digital Collections.