Geophilus angustatus is a species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae[1] found on the Aleutian Islands.[2] It's dark red, with 41–43 leg pairs; the antennae are cylindrical and about twice as long as the feet. Like other geophilomorphs, the antennae are 14-segmented. Its name comes from Latin 'angustatum', meaning 'narrowed', referring to its anteriorly narrowed body.[3]

Geophilus angustatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Geophilidae
Genus: Geophilus
Species:
G. angustatus
Binomial name
Geophilus angustatus

References

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  1. ^ "ITIS – Report: Geophilus angustatus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Geophilus angustatus Eschscholtz, 1823". ChiloBase 2.0. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  3. ^ Friedrich, Eschscholtz (1823). "Animalia Tetracera et Myriapoda exotica". Mémoires de la Société impériale des naturalistes de Moscou. 6: 113. Retrieved 16 December 2021.