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Two new troglobitic species of the pseudoscorpion genus Anatemnus (Pseudoscorpiones: Atemnidae) from northwestern Australia

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Two new troglobitic species of the pseudoscorpion genus Anatemnus are described from north-western Australia.Both species occur in subterranean environments, with Anatemnus eminus sp.nov.found throughout the Pilbara, and Anatemnus capillatus sp.nov.collected from a cave on Barrow Island.Both species share morphological features with Anatemnus subvastus Alexander, Burger and Harvey, 2014, the first described troglobitic species from the Pilbara bioregion.

Source: Australian Journal of Taxonomy

DOI: 10.54102/ajt.qzmzm

Authors: G C Redfern, K L Cullen, M S Harvey

Institutions: Western Australian Museum, The University of Western Australia

Language: English

Topic: Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy

Subfield: Paleontology

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W4412815151

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