Acanthogeophilus spiniger explained

Acanthogeophilus spiniger[1] [2] is a species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae found in Northwest Africa.[3] The original description of this species is based on a male specimen measuring 27 mm in length with 71 pairs of legs.[4] It was first assigned to the genus Geophilus, but was moved to Acanthogeophilus in 1999 by Foddai and Minelli.[5] Like other species in its genus, it is characterized by incomplete chitin lines, complete coxopleural sutures, stout legs, and a claw-like pretarsus.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Acanthogeophilus spiniger Meinert, 1870 . 2021-12-04 . www.gbif.org . GBIF.
  2. Web site: ITIS - Report: Acanthogeophilus spiniger . 2021-12-04 . www.itis.gov . itis.gov.
  3. Book: Minelli . Alessandro . Treatise on Zoology - Anatomy, Taxonomy, Biology. The Myriapoda . 2011-03-21 . Brill . 978-90-04-18826-6 . 416 . 24 October 2021.
  4. Book: Attems, Karl . Karl . Attems . Lfg. 52 Myriapoda, 1: Geophilomorpha . De Gruyter . 1929 . 978-3-11-143063-8 . 326 . de . 10.1515/9783111430638.
  5. Web site: Acanthogeophilus spiniger (Meinert,1870) . ChiloBase 2.0 . 22 December 2021.
  6. Bonato . Lucio . An unusually elongate endogeic centipede from Sardinia (Chilopoda: Geophilidae) . European Journal of Taxonomy . 2016-09-21 . 231 . 4 . 10.5852/ejt.2016.231 . 24 October 2021. free . 11577/3189380 . free .

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