Geophilus angustatus
Geophilus angustatus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Chilopoda |
Order: | Geophilomorpha |
Family: | Geophilidae |
Genus: | Geophilus |
Species: | G. angustatus
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Binomial name | |
Geophilus angustatus Eschscholtz, 1823
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Geophilus angustatus is a species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae[1] found on the Aleutian Islands.[2] It's dark red, with 41–43 leg pairs; the antennae are cylindrical and about twice as long as the feet. Like other geophilomorphs, the antennae are 14-segmented. Its name comes from Latin 'angustatum', meaning 'narrowed', referring to its anteriorly narrowed body.[3]
References[]
- ^ "ITIS – Report: Geophilus angustatus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "Geophilus angustatus Eschscholtz, 1823". ChiloBase 2.0. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ Friedrich, Eschscholtz (1823). "Animalia Tetracera et Myriapoda exotica". Mémoires de la Société impériale des naturalistes de Moscou. 6: 113. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
Categories:
- Geophilomorpha
- Animals described in 1823
- Fauna of the Aleutian Islands
- Taxa named by Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz
- Myriapod stubs