Biology:Troglodiplura samankunani

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Short description: Species of spider

Troglodiplura samankunani
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Anamidae
Genus: Troglodiplura
Species:
T. samankunani
Binomial name
Troglodiplura samankunani
Harvey & Rix, 2020[1]

Troglodiplura samankunani is a species of troglomorphic spider in the family Anamidae, found in Western Australia,[1][2] in caves on the Nullarbor Plain.[3]

It was first described in 2020 by Mark Harvey and Michael Rix.[2][3] The species epithet honours Saman Kunan[3] (a Thai diver, who died[4] during the Tham Luang cave rescue of 2018).

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