Biology:Draculoides julianneae
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Short description: Species of short-tailed whip-scorpion
| Draculoides julianneae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Schizomida |
| Family: | Hubbardiidae |
| Genus: | Draculoides |
| Species: | D. julianneae
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| Binomial name | |
| Draculoides julianneae Harvey, 2001[1]
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Draculoides julianneae, also known as the Western Cape Range Draculoides, is a species of schizomid arachnids (commonly known as short-tailed whip-scorpions) in the Hubbardiidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2001 by Australian arachnologist Mark Harvey. The specific epithet julianneae honours Julianne Waldock for her efforts in collecting schizomids.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in North West Western Australia. The type locality is Cave C-215 on the Cape Range Peninsula.[1][2]
Behaviour
The arachnids are cave-dwelling, terrestrial predators.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Harvey, MS (2001). "New cave-dwelling schizomids (Schizomida: Hubbardiidae) from Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 64: 171–185 [173]. doi:10.18195/issn.0313-122x.64.2001.171-185. https://museum.wa.gov.au/sites/default/files/SuppWAMuseum_2001_64_171to185_HARVEY.pdf. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Species Draculoides julianneae Harvey, 2001". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2020-12-24. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/503534e9-7b35-4b06-b8c4-a3a41c5a3f6e.
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