Geophilus gracilis Meinert, 1870
(a littoral earth centipede)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGeophilus gracilis (a littoral earth centipede)
GenusGeophilus (a genus of earth centipedes)
FamilyGEOPHILIDAE (a family of earth centipedes)
OrderGEOPHILOMORPHA (earth centipedes)
ClassCHILOPODA (centipedes)
SubphylumMYRIAPODA (myriapods)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Geophilus gracilis (a littoral earth centipede) :
1: Geophilus gracilis (a littoral earth centipede)
27 Jan 2012 OSGR: SY77 50° 30’ N, 2° 20’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
on mud under rock, at edge of tidal pool
Image 1: Carpophagous structure - close-up - magnified - black backgroundImage 2: Centipede on mud under rock - enlargedImage 3: Centipede on mud under rock - enlarged (2)Image 4: Centipede on mud under rock - enlarged (3)Image 5: Centipede on mud under rock - enlarged (4)Image 6: Dorsal view - enlargedImage 7: Fore-parts - dorsal view - enlargedImage 8: Fore-parts - dorsal view - enlarged - black backgroundImage 9: Fore-parts - dorsal view - enlarged - black background (2)Image 10: Fore-parts - dorsal view - enlarged - black background (3)Image 11: Head and antennae - dorsal view - magnified - black backgroundImage 12: Head and antennae - dorsal view - magnified - black background (2)Image 13: Head and antennae - dorsal view - magnified - black background (3)Image 14: Head and antennae - dorsal view - magnified - black background (4)Image 15: Head and antennae - dorsal view - magnified - black background (5)Image 16: Head and antennae - ventral view - magnified - black backgroundImage 17: Head and antenna - magnified - white backgroundImage 18: Hind-parts - dorsal view - enlarged - black backgroundImage 19: Hind-parts - dorsal view - enlarged - black background (2)Image 20: Hind-parts - dorsal view - enlarged - black background (3)Image 21: Mid-section - ventral view - magnified - black backgroundImage 22: Mid-section - ventral view - magnified - white backgroundImage 23: Tail end - ventral view - magnified - black background

Geophilus gracilis (a littoral earth centipede) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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