Titanobochica
Appearance
Titanobochica | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
Family: | Bochicidae |
Subfamily: | Bochicinae |
Genus: | Titanobochica Zaragoza & Reboleira, 2010 |
Species: | T. magna
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Binomial name | |
Titanobochica magna Zaragoza & Reboleira, 2010
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Titanobochica is a monotypic genus of pseudoscorpion in the family Bochicidae. It contains the single species Titanobochica magna, a cave-dwelling pseudoscorpion native to caves in the Algarve region of Portugal.
Description
[edit]Titanobochica magna is unpigmented and does not have eyes. Like all members of its family, it is venomous.[1]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species is endemic to caves of the Algarve karstic massif.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Titanobochica, surprising discovery of a new cave-dwelling genus from southern Portugal" (PDF). Zootaxa. Retrieved September 21, 2020.