Geophilomorpha

Geophilomorpha

Taxonavigation

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Classis: Chilopoda
Ordo: Geophilomorpha
Subordines (2): Adesmata – Placodesmata

Overview of familiae: Geophilidae – Gonibregmatidae – Himantariidae – Mecistocephalidae – Oryidae – Schendylidae – Zelanophilidae

References

Primary references

• Bonato, L., Drago, L. & Murienne, J. 2014. Phylogeny of Geophilomorpha (Chilopoda) inferred from new morphological and molecular evidence. Cladistics 30(5): 485–507. Reference page. 
• Fernández, R., Edgecombe, G.D. & Giribet, G. 2016. Exploring Phylogenetic Relationships within Myriapoda and the Effects of Matrix Composition and Occupancy on Phylogenomic Reconstruction. Systematic Biology 65(5): 871–889. DOI: 10.1093/sysbio/syw041 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Bonato, L. & Minelli, A. 2010. The geophilomorph centipedes of the Seychelles (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha). Phelsuma, 18: 9–38. PDF Reference page. 
• Bonato, L. & Minelli, A. 2010. Chilopoda Geophilomorpha of Europe: a revised list of species, with taxonomic and nomenclatorial notes. Zootaxa 3770(1): 1–136. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3770.1.1 Reference page. 
• Chipman, A., Dor, N. & Bonato, L. 2013. Diversity and biogeography of Israeli geophilomorph centipedes (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha). Zootaxa 3652(2): 232–248. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3652.2.2 Reference page. 
• Dyachkov, Yu.V. & Bonato, L. 2024. An updated synthesis of the Geophilomorpha (Chilopoda) of Asian Russia. ZooKeys 1198: 17–54. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1198.119781 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Erdläufer

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