Eukoenenia guzikae

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Eukoenenia guzikae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Palpigradi
Family: Eukoeneniidae
Genus: Eukoenenia
Species:
E. guzikae
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[edit]

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[edit]

The palpigrades are soil-dwelling, terrestrial predators.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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].
  2. ^ 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.