Geophilus bipartitus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Geophilidae
Genus: Geophilus
Species:
G. bipartitus
Binomial name
Geophilus bipartitus
Takakuwa, 1937

Geophilus bipartitus is a species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae[1] found in Japan. It grows up to 15 millimeters in length; the males have about 35 leg pairs, the females 39. It lives in Japanese white birch.[2]

References

  1. "ITIS - Report: Geophilus bipartitus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  2. Takakuwa, Yosioki (1937). "The Geophilus-species of Japan". Zoological Magazine, Tokyo (in Japanese). 49 (8): 282–286. Retrieved 1 February 2022 via NDL Digital Collections.
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