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Troglodiplura samankunani

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Species of spider

Troglodiplura samankunani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Anamidae
Genus: Troglodiplura
Species: T. samankunani
Binomial name
Troglodiplura samankunani
Harvey & Rix, 2020

Troglodiplura samankunani is a species of troglomorphic spider in the family Anamidae, found in Western Australia, in caves on the Nullarbor Plain.

It was first described in 2020 by Mark Harvey and Michael Rix. The species epithet honours Saman Kunan (a Thai diver, who died during the Tham Luang cave rescue of 2018).

References

  1. ^ "Taxon details Troglodiplura samankunani Harvey & Rix, 2020", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 14 January 2022
  2. ^ "Australian Faunal Directory: Troglodiplura samankunani". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  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.
  4. Angie Puranasamriddhi and Lauren Said-Moorhouse (28 December 2019). "Thai Navy SEAL dies from infection he contracted during cave rescue". CNN. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
Taxon identifiers
Troglodiplura samankunani


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