Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Myriapoda > Class Chilopoda > Subclass Pleurostigmophora > Order Geophilomorpha > Suborder Adesmata

Geophilidae

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Acanthogeophilus Minelli, 1983
Arctogeophilus Attems, 1909
Arenophilus Chamberlin, 1912
Bebekium Verhoeff, 1941
Bithyniphilus Verhoeff, 1941
Clinopodes C.L.Koch, 1847
Eurygeophilus Verhoeff, 1899
Folkmanovius Dobroruka, 1957
Galliophilus Ribaut & Brolemann, 1927
Geophilus Leach, 1814
Gnathoribautia Brolemann, 1909
Insigniporus Attems, 1903
Nothogeophilus Lewis, Jones & Keay, 1988
Pachymerium C.L.Koch, 1847
Photophilus Folkmanova, 1929
Pleurogeophilus Verhoeff, 1901
Porethus Chamberlin, 1952
Tuoba Chamberlin, 1920

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 English: garden centipedes; wire centipedes sources: Cole, T. C. H. (2017). Wörterbuch der Wirbellosen / Dictionary of Invertebrates. Latein-Deutsch-English. 2017. Springer Spektrum: Berlin. ISBN 978-3-662-52869-3. XII, 574 pp.
 German: Erdläufer sources: Cole, T. C. H. (2017). Wörterbuch der Wirbellosen / Dictionary of Invertebrates. Latein-Deutsch-English. 2017. Springer Spektrum: Berlin. ISBN 978-3-662-52869-3. XII, 574 pp.
 Japanese: ジムカデ科 sources: Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology. (2009 onwards). Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL). Accessed on 2018-11-21.
 Swedish: storjordkrypare

Literature

basis of record

Minelli, A. (2001). Chilopoda and Diplopoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 323

Genbank

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Citation

WoRMS (2025). Geophilidae. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105475

Prof. Dr. Henrik Enghoff. Geophilidae. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/fauna-europaea/cdm_dataportal/taxon/e14a56d4-76a6-4efd-86cd-cab834542df6

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, brackish, terrestrial

Importance

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2009-05-09 by Prof. Dr. Henrik Enghoff & by Foddai, Mrs Donnatella Minelli, Prof. dr Alessandro & by A.D. Barber

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