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

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

  1. "ITIS – Report: Geophilus angustatus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  2. "Geophilus angustatus Eschscholtz, 1823". ChiloBase 2.0. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  3. Friedrich, Eschscholtz (1823). "Animalia Tetracera et Myriapoda exotica". Mémoires de la Société impériale des naturalistes de Moscou. 6: 113. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
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