Biology:Troglodiplura challeni
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Short description: Species of spider
| Troglodiplura challeni | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Anamidae |
| Genus: | Troglodiplura |
| Species: | T. challeni
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| Binomial name | |
| Troglodiplura challeni Harvey & Rix, 2020[1]
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Troglodiplura challeni is a species of troglomorphic spider in the family Anamidae, found in Western Australia.[1][2]
It was first described in 2020 by Mark Harvey and Michael Rix.[2][3] The species epithet honours Craig Challen, for his contributions to cave diving and his role in the Tham Luang cave rescue in 2018.[3]
The species is known only from Old Homestead Cave on the Nullarbor Plain from fragments of dead specimens.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Taxon details Troglodiplura challeni Harvey & Rix, 2020", World Spider Catalog (Natural History Museum Bern), http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/species/58754, retrieved 2022-01-14
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Australian Faunal Directory: Troglodiplura challeni" (in en). https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Troglodiplura_challeni.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 , Wikidata Q110542637
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