Strigamia maritima is a soil centipede in the subfamily Linotaeniinae, a clade formerly known as the family Linotaeniidae, but now deemed a subfamily within the family Geophilidae. This centipede is the most common of the four fully coastal geophilomorph species known in the British Isles.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Maritime Centipede being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Strigamia carniolensis
- Geophilus easoni
- Pachymerium ferrugineum
- Dignathodon microcephalus
- Hydroschendyla submarina
- Stigmatogaster subterranea
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Chilopoda
- Order
- Geophilomorpha
- Family
- Geophilidae
- Genus
- Strigamia
- Species
- Strigamia maritima
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