Geophilus pusillus is a species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae found in Algeria.[1] It grows up to 11 millimeters in length.[2] The original description of this species is based on ten specimens: five male specimens from Algeria with 31 pairs of legs, and five specimens from Germany (four males with 33 leg pairs and one female with 35 leg pairs).[3][4] Records from the Alpstein mountains indicate that G. pusillus is a soil-dwelling species (burrowing as deep as 30 cm) that prefers humus-rich soil,[5] but these records deserve confirmation.[1] Some authorities consider the specimens recorded from Europe to be specimens of G. ribauti that have been misidentified as specimens of the Algerian species G. pusillus.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Geophilidae |
| Genus: | Geophilus |
| Species: | G. pusillus
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| Binomial name | |
| Geophilus pusillus Meinert, 1870
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References
edit- ^ a b "Geophilus pusillus Meinert, 1870". ChiloBase 2.0. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ Bonato, Lucio; Minelli, Alessandro; Drago, Leandro; Pereira, Luis A. (2015). "The phylogenetic position of Dinogeophilus and a new evolutionary framework for the smallest epimorphic centipedes (Chilopoda: Epimorpha)". Contributions to Zoology. 84 (3): 237–253. doi:10.1163/18759866-08403004. hdl:11577/3146565. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ Meinert, F. (1870). "Myriapoda Musaei Hauniensis: Bitrag til Myriapodernes morphologi og systematik". Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift. (3)7: 1–128 [68].
- ^ a b Bonato, Lucio; Minelli, Alessandro (2014-03-03). "Chilopoda Geophilomorpha of Europe: a revised list of species, with taxonomic and nomenclatorial notes". Zootaxa. 3770 (1): 1-136 [86]. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3770.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334.
- ^ Ambuhl, G.; Wartmann, Bernhard (1901–1902). "D. exkurisonsgebiet bergell". Jahrbuch der St. Gallischen Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft für das Vereinsjahr. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
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