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Giupponia

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Giupponia
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Giupponia

Pérez & Kury, 2002
Species:
G. chagasi
Binomial name
Giupponia chagasi
Pérez & Kury, 2002

Giupponia is a monotypic genus of the harvestman family Gonyleptidae. The only described species, G. chagasi, was found in two limestone caves in Serra do Ramalho, Bahia State, Brazil.

The long-legged species features several adaptations to cave life, such as complete eyelessness and lack of pigmentation.

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The genus and species are named after arachnologist Alessandro Ponce de Leão Giupponi and myriapodologist Amazonas Chagas Júnior, respectively.

References

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  • Abel Pérez González & Adriano B. Kury (2002). "A new remarkable troglomorphic gonyleptid from Brazil (Arachnida, Opiliones, Laniatores)" (PDF). Revista Ibérica de Aracnología. 5: 43–50.