Troglodiplura beirutpakbarai

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Troglodiplura beirutpakbarai
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Anamidae
Genus: Troglodiplura
Species:
T. beirutpakbarai
Binomial name
Troglodiplura beirutpakbarai
Harvey & Rix, 2020 [1]

Troglodiplura beirutpakbarai is a species of troglomorphic spider in the family Anamidae, found in South Australia. [1] [2]

It was first described in 2020 by Mark Harvey and Michael Rix. [2] [3] The species epithet honours Beirut Pakbara (involved in Tham Luang cave rescue of 2018 and died [4] as a consequence). [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Taxon details Troglodiplura beirutpakbarai Harvey & Rix, 2020", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 13 January 2022
  2. 1 2 "Australian Faunal Directory: Troglodiplura beirutpakbarai". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  3. 1 2 Mark S. Harvey; Michael G. Rix; Mia J. Hillyer; Joel A. Huey (2020). "The systematics and phylogenetic position of the troglobitic Australian spider genus Troglodiplura (Araneae : Mygalomorphae), with a new classification for Anamidae". Invertebrate Systematics. 34 (8): 799. doi:10.1071/IS20034. ISSN   1445-5226. Wikidata   Q110542637.
  4. ↑ "Thai cave rescuer dies from year-long blood infection". BBC News. Retrieved 28 December 2019.


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