Biology:Eukoenenia guzikae
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Short description: Species of microwhip scorpion
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Palpigradi |
| Family: | Eukoeneniidae |
| Genus: | Eukoenenia |
| Species: | E. guzikae
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| Binomial name | |
| Eukoenenia guzikae Barranco & Harvey, 2008[1]
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Eukoenenia guzikae is a species of palpigrades, also known as microwhip scorpions, in the Eukoeneniidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2008 by arachnologists Pablo Barranco and Mark Harvey.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in the Murchison bioregion of Western Australia. The type locality is Sturt Meadows Station, where the male holotype was obtained from a bore.[1][2]
Behaviour
The palpigrades are soil-dwelling, terrestrial predators.[1][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Barranco, P; Harvey, MS (2008). "The first indigenous palpigrade from Australia: a new species of Eukoenenia (Palpigradi:Eukoeneniidae)". Invertebrate Systematics 22 (2): 227–233 [228].
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Species Eukoenenia guzikae Barranco & Harvey, 2008". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2009-01-12. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/ed955da7-8571-42ba-8243-45fc426a700b.
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