Pachymerium syriacum is a species of centipede in the family Geophilidae.[1] The original description of this species is based on a female specimen measuring 110 mm in length with 87 pairs of legs.[2][3] Authorities now place this species in another genus under the name Gnathoribautia syriaca, a species found in Turkey, Greece, and Lebanon.[4][5]

Pachymerium syriacum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Geophilidae
Genus: Pachymerium
Species:
P. syriacum
Binomial name
Pachymerium syriacum
(Attems, 1903)
Synonyms
  • Geophilus syriacum Attems, 1903

References

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  1. "Pachymerium syriacum (Attems, 1903)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  2. Attems, Carl (1903). "Synopsis der Geophiliden". Zoologische Jahrbücher (in German). 18: 155-302 [257] via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. Attems, Carl (1929). Attems, Karl (ed.). Lfg. 52 Myriapoda, 1: Geophilomorpha (in German). De Gruyter. p. 249. doi:10.1515/9783111430638. ISBN 978-3-11-143063-8. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  4. Bonato, Lucio; Minelli, Alessandro (2014-03-03). "Chilopoda Geophilomorpha of Europe: a revised list of species, with taxonomic and nomenclatorial notes". Zootaxa. 3770 (1): 1-136 [49]. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3770.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334.
  5. Bonato, L.; Chagas Junior, A.; Edgecombe, G.D.; Lewis, J.G.E.; Minelli, A.; Pereira, L.A.; Shelley, R.M.; Stoev, P.; Zapparoli, M. (2016). "Gnathoribautia syriaca (Attems,1903)". ChiloBase 2.0 - A World Catalogue of Centipedes (Chilopoda). Retrieved 2024-01-20.