Geophilus admarinus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Geophilidae
Genus: Geophilus
Species:
G. admarinus
Binomial name
Geophilus admarinus
Synonyms[1]
  • Brachygeophilus admarinus (Chamberlin, 1952)

Geophilus admarinus is a species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae.[2] It's found in southeast Alaska under stones near the low tide mark[3] and is capable of surviving prolonged submersion underwater.

Description

G. admarinus grows to about 25 millimeters in length and has around 47 leg pairs. It's characterized by a head longer than it is wide; first maxillae with palpus and inner process both conically pointed and each having typically 5 setae on its ventral face; smooth claws of the second maxillae; concave labrum; median division straight or slightly concave, bearing 5 long, basally dark teeth, and lateral division pectinate; syncoxite bearing a lappet on each side; coxae broadly united with no trace of a median suture; unarmed prosternum of poison claws with an absence of chitin lines and minute teeth at the base; and an absence of ventral pores.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Chamberlin, Ralph V. (1952). "A new geophiloid centiped from the littoral of Southeast Alaska". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 65: 83–83. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Geophilus admarinus (Chamberlin, 1952)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  3. ↑ Barber, A.D (2009). "Littoral myriapods: a review" (PDF). Soil Organisms. 81 (3): 735–760. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
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