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Short description: Species of whip-spider

Charon oenpelli
Scientific classification
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Amblypygi
Family: Charontidae
Genus: Charon
Species:
C. oenpelli
Binomial name
Charon oenpelli
Harvey & West, 1998[1]

Charon oenpelli is a species of amblypygid arachnid (whip-spider) in the Charontidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1998 by Australian arachnologists Mark Harvey and Paul West. The specific epithet oenpelli refers to the type locality.[1][2]

Description

The species is a predatory cave dweller and has some troglophilic characteristics, including reduced pedipalps and eyes as well as pale colouration.[1]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in Arnhem Land, in the tropical Top End of the Northern Territory. The type locality is a sandstone cave system near Oenpelli Reservoir, some 9 km south of Oenpelli.[1][2]

References

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