Megaschizomus

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Megaschizomus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Schizomida
Family: Hubbardiidae
Genus: Megaschizomus
Lawrence, 1969
Type species
Megaschizomus mossambicus
(Lawrence, 1958)
Species

2, see text

Megaschizomus is a genus of hubbardiid short-tailed whipscorpions, first described by Reginald Frederick Lawrence in 1969. [1]

Species

As of September 2022, the World Schizomida Catalog accepts the following two species: [2]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hubbardiidae</span> Family of shorttailed whipscorpions

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References

  1. Lawrence, Reginald Frederick (1969). "The Uropygi (Arachnida: Schizomida) of the Ethiopian region". Journal of Natural History . 3: 217–260. doi:10.1080/00222936900770201.
  2. "Megaschizomus Lawrence, 1969". World Schizomida Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 15 September 2022.