Troglodiplura challeni

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

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

It was first described in 2020 by Mark Harvey and Michael Rix. [2] [3] The species epithet honours Craig Challen, for his contributions to cave diving and his role in the Tham Luang cave rescue in 2018. [3]

The species is known only from Old Homestead Cave on the Nullarbor Plain from fragments of dead specimens. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Taxon details Troglodiplura challeni Harvey & Rix, 2020", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 14 January 2022
  2. 1 2 "Australian Faunal Directory: Troglodiplura challeni". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 14 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. 1 2 3 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.