Geophilus pusillifrater is a species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae found in Bosnia-Herzegovina[1] and Britain.[2] It's a relatively small, pale species (up to 13mm in length),[3] prehensorial claws with pointed teeth at the base, distinct chitin lines, and a very broad ventral plate of the pregenital segment.[1] It's at least partially a littoral creature.[2] Males of this species have 39 or 41 pairs of legs; females have 43 leg pairs.[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. pusillifrater
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| Geophilus pusillifrater Verhoeff, 1898
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References
edit- ^ a b Verhoeff, Carl (1898). "Beiträge zur Kenntnis paläarktischer Myriopoden. VI. Über paläarktische Geophiliden". Archiv für Naturgeschichte. 64: 335–362. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ a b Barber, Anthony D. (2009). "Littoral myriapods: a review" (PDF). Soil Organisms. 81 (3): 735–760. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Geophilus pusillifrater Verhoeff, 1898". British Myriapod and Isopod Group. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ Iorio, Etienne; Labroche, Aurélien (2015). "Les chilopodes (Chilopoda) de la moitié nord de la France: toutes les bases pour débuter l'étude de ce groupe et identifier facilement les espèces" (PDF). Invertébrés Armoricains (in French). 13: 1–108 [65].
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