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Acanthogeophilus spiniger
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Acanthogeophilus spiniger[1][2], the spine-bearing spiny geophilus, is a species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae found in Northwest Africa.[3] The original description of this species is based on a male specimen measuring 27 mm in length with 71 pairs of legs.[4] It was first assigned to the genus Geophilus, but was moved to Acanthogeophilus in 1999 by Foddai and Minelli.[5] Like other species in its genus, it is characterized by incomplete chitin lines, complete coxopleural sutures, stout legs, and a claw-like pretarsus.[6]
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Etymology
The genus name Acanthogeophilus comes from Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha), meaning "spine, thorn", γεω- (geo-), meaning "earth", and φίλος (phílos), meaning "lover". The specific epithet spiniger comes from Latin spina, meaning "tooth", and -ger, meaning "bearing".
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