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'''''Geophilus mordax''''' is a species of centipede in the family [[Geophilidae]] found in North America<ref>{{cite web |title=Geophilus mordax Meinert, 1886 |url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1092591#null |website=Integrated Taxonomic Information System |access-date=5 November 2021}}</ref>, especially Indiana, Arkansas, Louisiana, North and South Carolina, and Florida. It grows up to 50 millimeters in length, though it averages 25–40 millimeters, has 49–53 leg pairs in |
'''''Geophilus mordax''''' is a species of centipede in the family [[Geophilidae]] found in North America<ref>{{cite web |title=Geophilus mordax Meinert, 1886 |url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1092591#null |website=Integrated Taxonomic Information System |access-date=5 November 2021}}</ref>, especially Indiana, Arkansas, Louisiana, North and South Carolina, and Florida. It grows up to 50 millimeters in length, though it averages 25–40 millimeters, has 49–53 leg pairs in males and 49–57 in females, and is bright red in color. ''G. mordax'' also bears 3–5 labral teeth, a short and robust apical claw of the second maxillae, an exposed prebasal plate, and a large, consolidated sacculi.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Crabill |first1=Ralph E. |title=A conspectus of the northeastern North American species of Geophilus (Chilopoda Geophilomorpha Geophilidae) |journal=Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington |date=1954 |volume=56 |pages=172–188 |doi= |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16179236 |access-date=5 November 2021}}</ref> |
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==Taxonomy== |
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Geophilus mordax is a species of centipede in the family Geophilidae found in North America[1], especially Indiana, Arkansas, Louisiana, North and South Carolina, and Florida. It grows up to 50 millimeters in length, though it averages 25–40 millimeters, has 49–53 leg pairs in males and 49–57 in females, and is bright red in color. G. mordax also bears 3–5 labral teeth, a short and robust apical claw of the second maxillae, an exposed prebasal plate, and a large, consolidated sacculi.[2]
Taxonomy
G. mordax is often confused with G. ampyx, though it can be differentiated by the presence of a sacculus or pit on each sternite. It is polymorphic and may comprise two separate species, one with lateral coxopleural pores on the ultimate legs (G. virginiensis) and the other without (G. louisianae).[3]
References
- ^ "Geophilus mordax Meinert, 1886". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ Crabill, Ralph E. (1954). "A conspectus of the northeastern North American species of Geophilus (Chilopoda Geophilomorpha Geophilidae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 56: 172–188. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ DeSisto, Joseph (2014). "A First Survey of the Centipedes of Great Smoky Mountains National Park". Holster Scholar Projects. 16: 5. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
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