Species of spider
| Troglodiplura challeni | |
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Scientific classification 
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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 | |
Troglodiplura challeni is a species of troglomorphic spider in the family Anamidae, found in Western Australia.
It was first described in 2020 by Mark Harvey and Michael Rix. The species epithet honours Craig Challen, for his contributions to cave diving and his role in the Tham Luang cave rescue in 2018.
The species is known only from Old Homestead Cave on the Nullarbor Plain from fragments of dead specimens.
References
- ^ "Taxon details Troglodiplura challeni Harvey & Rix, 2020", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 14 January 2022
- ^ "Australian Faunal Directory: Troglodiplura challeni". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ 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.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Troglodiplura challeni | |
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