Thalassisobates littoralis, Seil Island, Scotland. Photograph copyright Tony Barber
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Myriapods taxon details

Geophilus fucorum Brölemann, 1900 
AphiaID: 105490

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Arthropoda > Myriapoda > Chilopoda > Geophilomorpha > Adesmata > Geophilidae > Geophilus
Status accepted
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Rank Species
Parent Geophilus Leach, 1814
Source  basis of record: Barber, A.D. (2009b) Littoral myriapods; a review. Soil Organisms 81(3):735-760 [details]

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Subspecies Geophilus fucorum seurati Brölemann, 1924 accepted as Geophilus gracilis Meinert, 1870
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution European waters (ERMS scope) [details]
Mediterranean Sea [details]
Links To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To PESI
Notes  Distribution: Known from French Mediterranean coast, Corsica, Italy, Insular Greece.
Records from Eastern North Atlantic will refer to G.gracilis [details]

Habitat: Littoral zone.
"Vit sur les greves et dans les cordons de varech battus par les vagues" (Brolemann, 1930, Faune de France) [details]

Taxonomic Remark: The form previously referred to as Geophilus fucorum seurati Brölemann, 1924 is now known as Geophilus gracilis.
The relationships between Geophilus fucorum, Geophilus gracilis, Geophilus algarum & G.algarum decipiens probably require further work. [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105490
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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 fucorum Brölemann, 1900. In: Barber, A.D. (2013) World database of littoral Myriapoda. Accessed through: Barber, A.D. (2013) World database of littoral Myriapoda at http://www.marinespecies.org/myriapoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105490 on 2013-05-26
  

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