Biology:Geogarypus exochus
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Short description: Species of pseudoscorpion
Geogarypus exochus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
Family: | Geogarypidae |
Genus: | Geogarypus |
Species: | G. exochus
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Binomial name | |
Geogarypus exochus Harvey, 1986[1]
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Geogarypus exochus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Geogarypidae family. It was described in 1986 by Australian arachnologist Mark Harvey.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in the Mackay Region of central eastern Queensland. It has also been recorded from a site about 40 km north-east of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. The type locality is 140 km south of Mackay.[2]
Behaviour
The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Harvey, MS (1986). "The Australian Geogarypidae, new status, with a review of the generic classification (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpionida)". Australian Journal of Zoology 34: 753–778 [769].
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Species Geogarypus exochus Harvey, 1986". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/c2fa4a61-7d1b-4cf2-bb75-a2559584073f.
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