Geophilus brevicornis
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| Geophilus brevicornis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Geophilidae |
| Genus: | Geophilus |
| Species: | G. brevicornis |
| Binomial name | |
| Geophilus brevicornis Wood, 1862 | |
Geophilus brevicornis is a species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae found on the continental United States, ranging from New Orleans to Galveston and south Illinois.[1] It's deep orange and grows up to 50 millimeters (2 inches) long,[2] with a robust, almost cylindrical body, 55 or 57 leg pairs, a relatively small cephalic segment, generally smooth scuta (sclerotised plates on the anterior (front) dorsal (upper) surface, just behind the head) with distinct scuto-spiscutal sutures, and mandibles each with a single rather large tooth (sometimes two).[3][4]
