Synsphyronus tenuis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
Family: | Garypidae |
Genus: | Synsphyronus |
Species: | S. tenuis
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Binomial name | |
Synsphyronus tenuis |
Synsphyronus tenuis is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Garypidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2022 by Australian arachnologist Mark Harvey. The specific epithet tenuis ( Latin: 'thin') refers to the species’ extremely slender appendages. [1] [2]
Body lengths of males are 3.44–3.74 mm; those of females 3.66–4.29 mm. Colouration is generally yellowish-brown. [1]
The species occurs in south-west Western Australia in the Geraldton Sandplains bioregion. The type locality is Kalbarri National Park, where the pseudoscorpions were found beneath sandstone rocks. [2] [1]
The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators. [2] [1]
Synsphyronus tenuis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
Family: | Garypidae |
Genus: | Synsphyronus |
Species: | S. tenuis
|
Binomial name | |
Synsphyronus tenuis |
Synsphyronus tenuis is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Garypidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2022 by Australian arachnologist Mark Harvey. The specific epithet tenuis ( Latin: 'thin') refers to the species’ extremely slender appendages. [1] [2]
Body lengths of males are 3.44–3.74 mm; those of females 3.66–4.29 mm. Colouration is generally yellowish-brown. [1]
The species occurs in south-west Western Australia in the Geraldton Sandplains bioregion. The type locality is Kalbarri National Park, where the pseudoscorpions were found beneath sandstone rocks. [2] [1]
The pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators. [2] [1]