''Geophilus algarum'' is a species of centipede in the family

Geophilidae Geophilidae 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, ...

found in the littoral zone on the French Atlantic and Channel Coasts. It has one subspecies, ''G. algarum var. decipiens'', which can be identified by lack of a dorsal coxal pore. The male of this species has 53 pairs of legs; females have 53 to 59. This species can reach 35 mm in length.

Taxonomy

''G. algarum'' shares several characteristics with both '' G. fucorum'' and '' G. gracilis'', leading some to believe that the three are a single polytypic species consisting of highly individual subspecies. ''G. algarum'' is differentiated from the other two centipedes by having two labral teeth, a clear clypeal area, 8–12 prehensorial teeth, three ventral (posterior) and one dorsal coxal pore, and a well-developed claw of the anal leg.

References

algarum Animals described in 1909 {{Centipede-stub