Gravelyzomus

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Gravelyzomus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Schizomida
Family: Hubbardiidae
Genus: Gravelyzomus
Kulkarni, 2012
Species:
G. chalakudicus
Binomial name
Gravelyzomus chalakudicus
(Bastawade, 2002)

Gravelyzomus is a monotypic genus of hubbardiid short-tailed whipscorpions, first described by Mandar Kulkarni in 2012. [1] Its single species, Gravelyzomuschalakudicus is distributed in India. [2]

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References

  1. Kulkarni, Mandar (2012). "Description of a new genus of Indian short-tailed whip-scorpions (Schizomida: Hubbardiidae) with notes on the taxonomy of the Indian fauna". Taprobanica. 4 (2): 65–68. doi: 10.4038/tapro.v4i2.5057 .
  2. "Genus: Gravelyzomus Kulkarni, 2012". World Schizomida Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 10 June 2022.