Pachymerium syriacum is a species of centipede in the family Geophilidae.[1] The original description of this species is based on a female specimen measuring 110 mm in length with 87 pairs of legs.[2][3] Authorities now place this species in another genus under the name Gnathoribautia syriaca, a species found in Turkey, Greece, and Lebanon.[4][5]

Pachymerium syriacum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Geophilidae
Genus: Pachymerium
Species:
P. syriacum
Binomial name
Pachymerium syriacum
(Attems, 1903)
Synonyms
  • Geophilus syriacum Attems, 1903

References edit

  1. ^ "Pachymerium syriacum (Attems, 1903)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  2. ^ Attems, Carl (1903). "Synopsis der Geophiliden". Zoologische Jahrbücher (in German). 18: 155-302 [257] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. ^ Attems, Carl (1929). Attems, Karl (ed.). Lfg. 52 Myriapoda, 1: Geophilomorpha (in German). De Gruyter. p. 249. doi:10.1515/9783111430638. ISBN 978-3-11-143063-8.
  4. ^ Bonato, Lucio; Minelli, Alessandro (2014-03-03). "Chilopoda Geophilomorpha of Europe: a revised list of species, with taxonomic and nomenclatorial notes". Zootaxa. 3770 (1): 1-136 [49]. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3770.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334.
  5. ^ Bonato, L.; Chagas Junior, A.; Edgecombe, G.D.; Lewis, J.G.E.; Minelli, A.; Pereira, L.A.; Shelley, R.M.; Stoev, P.; Zapparoli, M. (2016). "Gnathoribautia syriaca (Attems,1903)". ChiloBase 2.0 - A World Catalogue of Centipedes (Chilopoda). Retrieved 2024-01-20.