Eukoenenia guzikae
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Eukoenenia guzikae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Palpigradi |
Family: | Eukoeneniidae |
Genus: | Eukoenenia |
Species: | E. guzikae
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Binomial name | |
Eukoenenia guzikae |
Eukoenenia guzikae is a species of palpigrades, also known as microwhip scorpions, in the Eukoeneniidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2008 by arachnologists Pablo Barranco and Mark Harvey.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in the Murchison bioregion of Western Australia. The type locality is Sturt Meadows Station, where the male holotype was obtained from a bore.[1][2]
Behaviour
The palpigrades are soil-dwelling, terrestrial predators.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c d Barranco, P; Harvey, MS (2008). "The first indigenous palpigrade from Australia: a new species of Eukoenenia (Palpigradi:Eukoeneniidae)". Invertebrate Systematics. 22 (2): 227–233 [228].
- ^ a b c "Species Eukoenenia guzikae Barranco & Harvey, 2008". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2009-01-12. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
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