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Geophilus crenulatus

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Geophilus crenulatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Geophilidae
Genus: Geophilus
Species:
G. crenulatus
Binomial name
Geophilus crenulatus
Silvestri, 1936
Synonyms
  • Geophilus intermissus var. crenulata (Silvestri, 1936)

Geophilus crenulatus is a species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae found in a ravine above the Hemis monastery in India, 3525 meters above sea level. It was originally thought to be a subspecies of G. intermissus and named Geophilus intermissus var. crenulata.[1] The original description of this species is based on a specimen measuring 22 mm in length with 57 pairs of legs.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Geophilus crenulatus Silvestri, 1936". ChiloBase 2.0. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  2. ^ Silvestri, F. (1934). "Report on myriapods". Memoirs of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Science. 10: 241-252 [244] – via Internet Archive.