Biology:Draculoides brooksi
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Short description: Species of short-tailed whip-scorpion
| Draculoides brooksi | |
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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: | Draculoides |
| Species: | D. brooksi
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| Binomial name | |
| Draculoides brooksi Harvey, 2001[1]
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Draculoides brooksi is a species of schizomid arachnid (commonly known as a short-tailed whip-scorpion) in the Hubbardiidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2001 by Australian arachnologist Mark Harvey. The specific epithet brooksi honours Darren Brooks for his skills in collecting schizomids and other cave creatures.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in North West Western Australia. The type locality is Ampolex 'A' borehole on the north-eastern part of the Cape Range Peninsula.[1][2]
Behaviour
The arachnids are cave-dwelling, terrestrial predators.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Harvey, MS (2001). "New cave-dwelling schizomids (Schizomida: Hubbardiidae) from Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 64: 171–185 [174]. doi:10.18195/issn.0313-122x.64.2001.171-185. https://museum.wa.gov.au/sites/default/files/SuppWAMuseum_2001_64_171to185_HARVEY.pdf. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Species Draculoides brooksi Harvey, 2001". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2020-12-24. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/0acb2cbc-896c-4feb-acd9-d3e7b34bb9a5.
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