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Geophilidae
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Geophilidae

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thumb|Geophilus sp. mother and brood.

Species

garden centipedes

FAMILY

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassChilopoda
  4. OrderGeophilomorpha
  5. FamilyGeophilidae
Habitatmarine, brackish
Observations recorded27,325

Dignathodontidae é uma família de centopeia pertencentes à ordem Geophilomorpha. Géneros: Agnathodon Folkmanová & Dobroruka, 1960 Dignathodon Meinert, 1870 Henia Koch, 1847 Pagotaenia Chamberlin, 1915 Zygophilus Chamberlin, 1952

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
86
With media
2
Family
Geophilidae
Collections
CHAS, VPI, SAM, INHS, PSUC, NMSU
Recorded in
United States, South Africa, Canada, Australia, Greece, France
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thumb|Geophilus sp. mother and brood.

Geophilidae (from Ancient Greek γεω- (geo-), meaning "earth", and φίλος (phílos), meaning "lover") is a family of soil centipedes in the superfamily Geophiloidea and the order Geophilomorpha. In 2014, a phylogenetic analysis based on morphological and molecular data found this family to be polyphyletic. To avoid this polyphyly, authorities dismissed the families Aphilodontidae, Dignathodontidae, Linotaeniidae, and Macronicophilidae, which are now deemed to be junior synonyms for Geophilidae. Authorities also moved some genera from Geophilidae to form the family Zelanophildae in order to avoid the polyphyly of the family Geophilidae. The family Geophilidae now includes more than 650 species in more than 120 genera. This family has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species found almost worldwide.

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