Geophilus fucorum

Geophilus fucorum
Scientific classification
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 53 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.
Brolemann, H.W. (1930). Élements d'une faune de France – Chilopodes (PDF) (in French). Imprimerie Toulousaine. p. 172.
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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[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] Brolemann, H.W. (1930). Élements d'une faune de France – Chilopodes (PDF) (in French). Imprimerie Toulousaine. p. 172.

[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.