Geophilus erzurumensis

Geophilus erzurumensis is a species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae found only in Erzurum, Turkey, which it is named after.[1]

Geophilus erzurumensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Geophilidae
Genus: Geophilus
Species:
G. erzurumensis
Binomial name
Geophilus erzurumensis
(Chamberlin, 1952)

Taxonomy

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G. erzurumensis was originally placed in the genus Brachygeophilus based on its lack of sternal pores.[2] It may be a synonym of Pachymerium ferrugineum, along with Geophilus orientis, G. eudontus, and G. elazigus.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Geophilus erzurumensis (Chamberlin,1952)". ChiloBase 2.0. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  2. ^ Bonato, Lucio; Zapparoli, Marzio; Minelli, Alessandro (2008). "Morphology, taxonomy and distribution of Diphyonyx gen. n., a lineage of geophilid centipedes with unusually shaped claws (Chilopoda: Geophilidae)". European Journal of Entomology. 105 (2): 343-354 [352]. doi:10.14411/eje.2008.041. hdl:11577/2452453.
  3. ^ Zapparoli, Marzio (1999). "The present knowledge of the centipede fauna of Anatolia (Chilopoda)". Biogeographia – The Journal of Integrative Biogeography. 20: 105-177 [134]. doi:10.21426/B6110130. Retrieved 27 August 2022.