Geophilus fucorum

Geophilus fucorum is a halophilic^[1] species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae found in the French Mediterranean, Corsica, Italy, and Greece.^[2] Males of this species have 49 to 53 pairs of legs; females have 51 to 55.^[3]

Geophilus fucorum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Chilopoda
Order:	Geophilomorpha
Family:	Geophilidae
Genus:	Geophilus
Species:	G. fucorum
Binomial name
Geophilus fucorum Brölemann, 1900

Taxonomy

G. fucorum shares several characteristics with both G. algarum and G. gracilis, which was previously classified as a subspecies of G. fucorum, leading some to believe that the three are a single species consisting of highly individual subspecies. It's differentiated from the two by having 5-7 labral teeth, absence of a clear clypeal area, 12-14 prehensorial teeth, two clustered and one isolated ventral (posterior) pore, and a rudimentary claw of the anal leg.^[4]