Ideoblothrus mexicanus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
Family: | Syarinidae |
Genus: | Ideoblothrus |
Species: | I. mexicanus |
Binomial name | |
Ideoblothrus mexicanus (Muchmore, 1972) | |
Ideoblothrus mexicanus is a species of pseudoscorpion. [1] It is endemic to the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. [2]
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