Geophilus erzurumensis is a species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae found only in Erzurum, Turkey, which it is named after.[1]
| Geophilus erzurumensis | |
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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. erzurumensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Geophilus erzurumensis (Chamberlin, 1952)
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Taxonomy
editG. erzurumensis was originally placed in the genus Brachygeophilus based on its lack of sternal pores.[2] It may be a synonym of Pachymerium ferrugineum, along with Geophilus orientis, G. eudontus, and G. elazigus.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Geophilus erzurumensis (Chamberlin,1952)". ChiloBase 2.0. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ Bonato, Lucio; Zapparoli, Marzio; Minelli, Alessandro (2008). "Morphology, taxonomy and distribution of Diphyonyx gen. n., a lineage of geophilid centipedes with unusually shaped claws (Chilopoda: Geophilidae)". European Journal of Entomology. 105 (2): 343-354 [352]. doi:10.14411/eje.2008.041. hdl:11577/2452453.
- ^ Zapparoli, Marzio (1999). "The present knowledge of the centipede fauna of Anatolia (Chilopoda)". Biogeographia – The Journal of Integrative Biogeography. 20: 105-177 [134]. doi:10.21426/B6110130. Retrieved 27 August 2022.