Biology:Apozomus volschenki
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Short description: Species of short-tailed whip-scorpion
| Apozomus volschenki | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Schizomida |
| Family: | Hubbardiidae |
| Genus: | Apozomus |
| Species: | A. volschenki
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| Binomial name | |
| Apozomus volschenki Harvey, 2001[1]
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Apozomus volschenki is a species of short-tailed whip-scorpions, also known as schizomids, in the Hubbardiidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2001 by Australian arachnologist Mark Harvey. The specific epithet volschenki honours Erich Volschenk, collector of type specimens.[1][2]
Description
The body length of the female holotype is 4.4 mm. The colour is yellowish-brown.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in Far North Queensland. The type locality is Surprise Packet Cave, Chillagoe.[1][2]
Behaviour
The short-tailed whip-scorpions are cave-dwelling, terrestrial predators.[1][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Harvey, MS (2001). "New cave-dwelling schizomids (Schizomida: Hubbardiidae) from Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 64: 171–185 [183]. https://museum.wa.gov.au/sites/default/files/SuppWAMuseum_2001_64_171to185_HARVEY.pdf. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Species Apozomus volschenki Harvey, 2001". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2020-12-24. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/4fb98412-3147-48ef-ab61-906c59c902a7.
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