Guanazomus

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Guanazomus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Schizomida
Family: Hubbardiidae
Genus: Guanazomus
Teruel & Armas, 2002
Species:
G. armatus
Binomial name
Guanazomus armatus
Teruel & Armas, 2002

Guanazomus is a monotypic genus of hubbardiid short-tailed whipscorpions, first described by Teruel and Armas in 2002. [1] Its single species, Guanazomusarmatus is distributed in Cuba. [2]

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References

  1. Teruel, Rolando; Armas, Luis de (2002). "Un género nuevo de Hubbardiidae (Arachnida: Schizomida) del occidente de Cuba". Revista Ibérica de Aracnología. 6: 91–94.
  2. "Guanazomus Teruel and Armas, 2002". World Schizomida Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 14 September 2022.