Geophilidae

Geophilidae
Geophilus flavus, the Netherlands
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Chilopoda
Order:
Geophilomorpha
Suborder:
Adesmata
Superfamily:
Geophiloidea
Family:
Geophilidae

Leach, 1815 [1]
Synonyms[2]

Chilenophilidae
Sogonidae

Geophilus sp. mother and brood.

Geophilidae is a family of soil centipedes in the superfamily Geophiloidea and the order Geophilomorpha.[3][4] In 2014, a phylogenetic analysis based on morphological and molecular data found this family to be polyphyletic.[3] To avoid this polyphyly, authorities dismissed the families Aphilodontidae,[5] Dignathodontidae,[6] Linotaeniidae,[7] and Macronicophilidae,[8] which are now deemed to be junior synonyms for Geophilidae.[4] Authorities also moved some genera from Geophilidae to form the family Zelanophildae in order to avoid the polyphyly of the family Geophilidae.[3][9] The family Geophilidae now includes more than 650 species in more than 120 genera.[4] This family has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species found almost worldwide.[10]

  1. ^ "Geophilidae Leach, 1815". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  2. ^ "Geophilidae".
  3. ^ a b c Bonato, Lucio (2014). "Phylogeny of Geophilomorpha (Chilopoda) inferred from new morphological and molecular evidence". Cladistics. 30 (5): 485–507. doi:10.1111/cla.12060. PMID 34794246. S2CID 86204188.
  4. ^ a b c "ITIS - Report: Geophilidae". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
  5. ^ Calvanese, Victor C. (2019-11-15). "Revision of the Neotropical species of Aphilodontinae (Geophilomorpha, Geophilidae), with eight new species and a first phylogenetic analysis of the subfamily". Zootaxa. 4698 (1): zootaxa.4698.1.1. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4698.1.1. PMID 32229999. S2CID 209592191. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  6. ^ "ITIS - Report: Dignathodontidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  7. ^ "ITIS - Report: Linotaeniidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  8. ^ "ITIS - Report: Macronicophilidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  9. ^ "ITIS - Report: Zelanophilidae". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).