Geophilus pusillifrater
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| Geophilus pusillifrater | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Geophilidae |
| Genus: | Geophilus |
| Species: | G. pusillifrater |
| Binomial name | |
| Geophilus pusillifrater Verhoeff, 1898 | |
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Geophilus pusillifrater is a species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae found in Bosnia-Herzegovina[1] and Britain.[2] It's a relatively small, pale species (up to 13mm in length),[3] prehensorial claws with pointed teeth at the base, distinct chitin lines, and a very broad ventral plate of the pregenital segment.[1] It's at least partially a littoral creature.[2] Males of this species have 39 or 41 pairs of legs; females have 43 leg pairs.[4]