Geophilus gracilis
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| Geophilus gracilis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Geophilidae |
| Genus: | Geophilus |
| Species: | G. gracilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Geophilus gracilis Meinert, 1870 | |
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Geophilus gracilis is a species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae found most commonly in Britain and Ireland, though specimens have also been recorded in Chile, France, Greece, and Algeria.[1][2] It lives under mud and stones along the coast near or below the high tide mark, grows up to 30 millimeters in length, and is bright yellow in color with a darker reddish head.[3] Males of this species have 51 to 57 pairs of legs; females have 51 to 61 leg pairs.[4] This species is often confused with G. flavus and, in coastal locations, G. osquidatum.[5]