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Geophilus algarum Brölemann, 1909 
AphiaID: 105489

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Myriapoda (Subphylum) > Chilopoda (Class) > Geophilomorpha (Order) > Adesmata (Suborder) > Geophilidae (Family) > Geophilus (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Geophilus Leach, 1814
Sources  basis of record: Brolemann, H.W. (1930) Élements d’une faune de France Chilopodes. Imprimerie Toulousaine. [details]

basis of record: Demange, J.-M. (1961) Sur deux myriapods geophilomorphs des prés salés d’Archeron. P.-V.Soc.Linn.Bordeaux 98: 1-3 [details]

additional source: UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (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]

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

status source: Bagnall, R.S. (1917) Lancashire Myriapoda New to Britain. Lancs.Chesh.Nat (NS) 10 (112): 104-108 [details]

status source: Eason, E.H. (1961) On the synonymy of some British centipedes. Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist (Ser.13) 4: 385-391 [details]

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 Variety Geophilus algarum var. decipiens
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution European waters (ERMS scope) [details]
France [details]
Links To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To PESI
Notes  Distribution: Known only from the French Atlantic and Channel Coasts: Brittany, Chausey Is., Basse-Normandie, Pays-de-la-Loire [details]

Habitat: littoral zone, among algae [details]

Taxonomic Remark: The relationships between Geophilus fucorum, Geophilus gracilis (G.fucorum seurati), Geophilus algarum & G.algarum decipiens probably require further work. [details]

Taxonomic Remark: The record of Geophilus algarum from NW England (Bagnall, 1917)is not of this species according to Eason (1961) and the specimens were possibly immature Strigamia maritima. [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105489
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Minelli, Alessandro
2010-07-14 08:54:47Z  changed  Barber, A.D.
  
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  Citation: Barber, A.D.; Minelli, A. (2013). Geophilus algarum Brölemann, 1909. In: Barber, A.D. (2013) World database of littoral Myriapoda. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105489 on 2013-05-20
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