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Geophilomorpha
AphiaID: 105472

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Myriapoda (Subphylum) > Chilopoda (Class)

Status

accepted

Record
status

Checked by Taxonomic Editor

Rank

Order

Parent

Chilopoda

Sources

basis of record: Barber, A.D. (2009b) Littoral myriapods; a review. Soil Organisms 81(3):735-760 [details]

additional source: Hayward, P.J.; Ryland, J.S. (Ed.) (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-857356-1. 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source: Minelli, A. (2001). Chilopoda and Diplopoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 323 (look up in IMIS) [details]

Vernacular
Names

Language	Name
English	earth centipedes	[details]
English	wire centipedes	[details]

Direct child
taxa

Suborder Adesmata
Suborder Placodesmata

Environment

marine

Links

To GenBank
To ITIS

Note

Editor: There are a number of genera of Geophilomorpha containing species which could possibly be littoral but, unfortunately, published location/habitat detail (usually in the original description) is insufficient for certainty. Such genera include Gosothrix, Bimindyla, Nesonyx, Ityphilus & Diphyonyx. [details]

Edit
history

Date	action	by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z	created	Minelli, Alessandro

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Citation: Minelli, A. (2010). Geophilomorpha. In: Barber, A.D. (2010) World database of littoral Myriapoda. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105472 on 2010-09-09

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