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woodland, though there seems to be no strong preference for woodland types. It's also found at coastal sites and moorland, where it is associated with bracken. It has only a slight bias toward inland habitats (51.4% inland vs. 48.6% coastal). Although most records are from ruraI sites, it can be also
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383:"Geophilomorph centipedes (Chilopoda: Geophilomorha) from north-west Spain and northern Portugal collected by the British Myriapod and Isopod Group in 2004"
500:"A study of the diversity and geographical variation in numbers of leg-bearing segments in centipedes (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha) in north-western Europe"
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563:"Morphology, taxonomy and distribution of Diphyonyx gen. n., a lineage of geophilid centipedes with unusually shaped claws (Chilopoda: Geophilidae)"
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315:Eason, E.H (1961).
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