Gymnobisiidae

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Gymnobisiidae
Gymnobisium inukshuk (10.3897-subtbiol.36.60162) Figure 1 (cropped).jpg
A cave-dwelling Gymnobisium inukshuk [1]
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Superfamily: Neobisioidea
Family: Gymnobisiidae
Beier, 1947

Gymnobisiidae is a family of pseudoscorpions found throughout South America and southern Africa. South Africa hosts eight distinct species [2] including the troglobitic Gymnobisium inukshuk. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Ferreira, Rodrigo Lopes; Giribet, Gonzalo; Preez, Gerhard Du; Ventouras, Oresti; Janion, Charlene; Silva, Marconi Souza (2020-11-16). "The Wynberg Cave System, the most important site for cave fauna in South Africa at risk". Subterranean Biology. 36: 73–81. doi: 10.3897/subtbiol.36.60162 . ISSN   1314-2615.
  2. ↑ Neethling, J. A.; Neethling, C. (2023-03-23). "A systematic revision of the South African Gymnobisiidae (Pseudoscorpiones: Neobisioidea)". Zootaxa. 5256 (6): 501–543. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5256.6.1. ISSN   1175-5334. PMID   37044633.
  3. ↑ Ferreira, Rodrigo Lopes; Giribet, Gonzalo; Preez, Gerhard Du; Ventouras, Oresti; Janion, Charlene; Silva, Marconi Souza (2020-11-16). "The Wynberg Cave System, the most important site for cave fauna in South Africa at risk". Subterranean Biology. 36: 73–81. doi: 10.3897/subtbiol.36.60162 . ISSN   1314-2615.
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