Dinogeophilus oligopodus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Chilopoda |
Order: | Geophilomorpha |
Family: | Schendylidae |
Genus: | Dinogeophilus |
Species: | D. oligopodus
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Binomial name | |
Dinogeophilus oligopodus Pereira, 1984
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Dinogeophilus oligopodus is a species of soil centipede in the family Schendylidae.[1] This centipede ranges from 4.5 to 5.5 mm in length, the smallest size recorded not only in the order Geophilomorpha but also in any epimorphic order of centipedes.[2] This species is also notable as one of only six species in the order Geophilomorpha to feature only 29 pairs of legs and one of only two species to include females with only 29 pairs, the minimum number recorded for females in this order.[3]