Protochelifer brevidigitatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
Family: | Cheliferidae |
Genus: | Protochelifer |
Species: | P. brevidigitatus |
Binomial name | |
Protochelifer brevidigitatus | |
Synonyms | |
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Protochelifer brevidigitatus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Cheliferidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1937 by Australian zoologist Alan Tubb. [1] [2]
The body length of the male holotype is 2.7 mm. The colour is dark brown. [1]
The species occurs in Victoria. The type locality is Lady Julia Percy Island, where the holotype was found under a basalt boulder. [2] [1]
The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators. [2]
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