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Geophilus Leach, 1814
Necrophloeophagus Newport, 1842 · unaccepted (synonymy)
- Species Geophilus admarinus Chamberlin, 1952
- Species Geophilus algarum Brölemann, 1909
- Species Geophilus becki Chamberlin, 1951
- Species Geophilus carpophagus Leach, 1814
- Species Geophilus flavus (De Geer, 1778)
- Species Geophilus fucorum Brölemann, 1900
- Species Geophilus gracilis Meinert, 1870
- Species Geophilus naxius Verhoeff, 1901
- Species Geophilus proximus C.L.Koch, 1847
- Species Geophilus pusillifrater Verhoeff, 1898
- Species Geophilus vittatus (Raffinesque, 1820)
- Species Geophilus deducens Chamberlin, 1909 accepted as Geophilus vittatus (Raffinesque, 1820) (synonymy)
- Species Geophilus ferrugineum C.L.Koch, 1835 accepted as Pachymerium ferrugineum (C.L.Koch, 1835) (basionym)
- Species Geophilus linearis C.L.Koch, 1835 accepted as Stenotaenia linearis (C.L.Koch, 1835)
- Species Geophilus longicornis Leach, 1815 accepted as Geophilus flavus (De Geer, 1778)
- Species Geophilus maritimus Leach, 1817 accepted as Strigamia maritima (Leach, 1817) (basionym)
- Species Geophilus nemorensis C.L. Koch, 1837 accepted as Schendyla nemorensis (C.L. Koch, 1837)
- Species Geophilus poseidonis Verhoeff, 1901 accepted as Tuoba poseidonis (Verhoeff, 1901) (basionym)
- Species Geophilus rubens Say, 1821 accepted as Geophilus vittatus (Raffinesque, 1820) (synonymy)
- Species Geophilus submarinus Grube, 1872 accepted as Hydroschendyla submarina (Grube, 1872) (basionym)
- Species Geophilus sydneyensis Pocock, 1891 accepted as Tuoba sydneyensis (Pocock, 1891) (basionym)
- Species Geophilus uliginosus von Porat, 1894 accepted as Tretecthus uliginosus (von Porat, 1894) (basionym)
- Species Geophilus xylophaga Attems, 1903 accepted as Tuoba xylophaga (Attems, 1903) (basionym)
marine, terrestrial
Leach, W.E. (1816 [1815]). A tabular View of the external Characters of Four Classes of Animals, which Linné arranged under Insecta, with the Distribution of the Genera comprising Three of these Classes into Orders &c. and Descriptions of several New Genera and Species. <em>The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 11(2): 306-400., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/756873 [details] 
WoRMS (2025). Geophilus Leach, 1814. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105481 on 2025-06-30
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Leach, W.E. (1816 [1815]). A tabular View of the external Characters of Four Classes of Animals, which Linné arranged under Insecta, with the Distribution of the Genera comprising Three of these Classes into Orders &c. and Descriptions of several New Genera and Species. <em>The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 11(2): 306-400., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/756873 [details]
basis of record Minelli, A. (2001). Chilopoda and Diplopoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 323 (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Minelli, A. (2001). Chilopoda and Diplopoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 323 (look up in IMIS) [details]
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context source (MSBIAS)
Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. (2023). 2019 The Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA) Wembury Bioblitz survey. The Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data (DASSH). , available online at https://portal.medin.org.uk/portal/start.php#details?tpc=010_71a02145fae5466afe757cd48b999ded [details]
additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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