Geophilus pusillus

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] Records from the Alpstein mountains indicate that G. pusillus is a soil-dwelling species (burrowing as deep as 30cm) that prefers humus-rich soil,[3] but these records deserve confirmation.[1]

Geophilus pusillus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Geophilidae
Genus: Geophilus
Species:
G. pusillus
Binomial name
Geophilus pusillus
Meinert, 1870

References

  1. "Geophilus pusillus Meinert, 1870". ChiloBase 2.0. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  2. 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. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  3. 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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