Geophilus aztecus is a species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae found in Mexico[1] and Guatemala.[2] The original description of this species is based on a dark red specimen measuring 44 mm in length with antennae moniliform at the apex.[3] This species can reach 52 mm in length and has 57 or 59 pairs of legs.[4]
| Geophilus aztecus | |
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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. aztecus
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| Binomial name | |
| Geophilus aztecus Humbert & De Saussure, 1869
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Taxonomy
editAs Geophilus is a holarctic genus, G. aztecus has almost certainly been misidentified, but as of now has not been correctly reassigned.[5]
References
edit- ^ "ITIS - Report: Geophilus aztecus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "Geophilus aztecus Humbert & De Saussure, 1869". ChiloBase 2.0. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ Humbert, A; Saussure, E (1869). "Myriapoda nova Americana". Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée. 21 (2): 149–159. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ Pocock, Reginald Innes (1910). "Chilopoda". In Godman, Frederick Du Cane; Salvin, Osbert (eds.). Biologia Centrali-americana: Zoology, Botany and Archaeology. Vol. 14. p. 36.
- ^ Foddai, D; Minelli, Alessandro; Pereira, L.A (2000). "A catalogue of the geophilomorph centipedes (Chilopoda) from Central and South America including Mexico". Amazoniana. 16: 59–185. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
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