Biology:Draculoides kryptus

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Short description: Species of short-tailed whip-scorpion

Draculoides kryptus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Schizomida
Family: Hubbardiidae
Genus: Draculoides
Species:
D. kryptus
Binomial name
Draculoides kryptus
Synonyms
  • Paradraculoides kryptus Harvey, Berry, Edward & Humphreys, 2008

Draculoides kryptus is a species of schizomid arachnids (commonly known as short-tailed whip-scorpions) in the Hubbardiidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2008 by Australian arachnologists Mark Harvey, Oliver Berry, Karen Edward and Garth Humphreys. The specific epithet kryptus, from Greek kryptos (‘hidden’), refers to the species’ subterranean habitat.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in the Pilbara region of North West Western Australia where there is underground water. The type locality is a borehole at Mesa K, south of the iron-ore mining town of Pannawonica and 1,400 km north of Perth.[1][2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named harvey2008
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Species Draculoides kryptus (Harvey, Berry, Edward & Humphreys, 2008)". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2020-12-24. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/3710d5fa-ee0a-4b86-9a93-fd056fe63037. 

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