Jump to content

Eupolybothrus cavernicolus

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Eupolybothrus cavernicolus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Lithobiomorpha
Family: Lithobiidae
Genus: Eupolybothrus
Species:
E. cavernicolus
Binomial name
Eupolybothrus cavernicolus
(Komerički & Stoev, 2013)

Eupolybothrus cavernicolus is a species of centipede so far only found in two caves near the village of Kistanje, in Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia.[1]

It has been dubbed the cyber-centipede as it is the first eukaryotic species for which, in addition to the traditional morphological description, scientists have provided a transcriptomic profile, DNA barcoding data, detailed anatomical X-ray microtomography (micro-CT), and a movie of the living specimen.[1][2]

It was discovered in by 2013 by biospeciesologists Komerički and Stoev.[3]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Stoev, Pavel; Komerički, Ana; et al. (28 October 2013). "Eupolybothrus cavernicolus Komerički & Stoev sp. n. (Chilopoda: Lithobiomorpha: Lithobiidae)..." Biodiversity Data Journal. 1: e1013 (1). Pensoft Publishers: e1013. doi:10.3897/BDJ.1.e1013. PMC 3964625. PMID 24723752.
  2. ^ "The Cyber-Centipede: From Linnaeus to Big Data". sciencedaily.com. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Eupolybothrus cavernicolus Komerički & Stoev, 2013".