Scutigerella hauserae

Scutigerella hauserae is a species of symphylan myriapod found in Slovenia.[lower-alpha 1][1] It was described by Ulf Scheller, a Swedish entemologist, in 1990.[2] It is known from Postojnska Jama, a cave system in Slovenia.[2][3] It has several physical adaptations which may make it more suited for trogloniontic (cave) life.[2]

Scutigerella hauserae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Symphyla
Family: Scutigerellidae
Genus: Scutigerella
Species:
S. hauserae
Binomial name
Scutigerella hauserae
Scheller, 1990

Notes

  1. The type locality is given as Yugoslavia: Postojnska jama. Postojnska jama is the Slovene word for Postojna Cave, a karst system in southwestern Slovenia. The type locality is therefore in present-day Slovenia.

References

  1. "Scutigerella hauserae Scheller, 1990". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  2. Schweizerische Zoologische Gesellschaft.; Gesellschaft, Schweizerische Zoologische; Genève, Muséum d'histoire naturelle de (1990). Revue suisse de zoologie. Vol. 97. Genève: Kundig [etc.]
  3. "Checklist of animals in Postojna-Planina Cave System – the species richest cave system in the world". SubBioLab project. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
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