Pachymerium ferrugineum

Pachymerium ferrugineum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Geophilidae
Genus: Pachymerium
Species: P. ferrugineum
Binomial name
Pachymerium ferrugineum
(C. L. Koch, 1835)
Synonyms[1]
  • Geophilus ferrugineum C. L. Koch, 1835

Pachymerium ferrugineum is a species of centipede in the family Geophilidae that can be found in Central Europe, the Iberian Peninsula, Scandinavia, Asian countries such as Japan and Turkey, and on African islands such as the Azores, Canary Islands and Crete. It is also distributed in Alaska and Mexico.[1]

Ecology

The species is terrestrial that can be found on White Sea seashore.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 A. D. Barber (2013). A. D. Barber, ed. "Pachymerium ferrugineum". World database of littoral Myriapoda. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved June 23, 2013.

Further reading

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