Eupolybothrus cavernicolus
| Eupolybothrus cavernicolus | |
|---|---|
| |
| Eupolybothrus cavernicolus male paratype | |
| File:Movie of live Eupolybothrus cavernicolus Komerički and Stoev male holotype.webm | |
| Live Eupolybothrus cavernicolus male holotype | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Lithobiomorpha |
| Family: | Lithobiidae |
| Genus: | Eupolybothrus |
| Species: | E. cavernicolus
|
| Binomial name | |
| Eupolybothrus cavernicolus (Komerički & Stoev, 2013)
| |
Eupolybothrus cavernicolus is a species of centipede so far only found in two caves near the village of Kistanje, in Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia.[1]
File:3D rendering of micro-CT scan of Eupolybothrus cavernicolus Komerički & Stoev - biodiversity data journal-1-e1013-g021.ogv It has been dubbed the cyber-centipede as it is the first eukaryotic species for which, in addition to the traditional morphological description, scientists have provided a transcriptomic profile, DNA barcoding data, detailed anatomical X-ray microtomography (micro-CT), and a movie of the living specimen.[1][2]
It was discovered in by 2013 by biospeleologists Komerički and Stoev.[3]
References
[edit | edit source]
- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
Lua error in Module:Taxonbar at line 165: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
 | This centipede-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |