Afrozomus machadoi is a species of arachnid belonging to the family Hubbardiidae in the order Schizomida, which are commonly known as short-tailed whip scorpions. It is the only identified species in the genus Afrozomus.[2][3]
| Afrozomus machadoi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Schizomida |
| Family: | Hubbardiidae |
| Subfamily: | Hubbardiinae |
| Genus: | Afrozomus |
| Species: | A. machadoi
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| Binomial name | |
| Afrozomus machadoi Reddell & Cokendolpher, 1995
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Schizomus machodoi Lawrence, 1958 | |
Distribution and habitat
editThe species can be found throughout Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa.[1] They live in termite mounds, which likely provide Afrozomus machadoi with its food source.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Lawrence, Reginald Fredrick (1958). Whipscorpions (Uropygi) from Angola, the Belgian Congo and Mossambique. Companhia de Diamantes de Angola, Serviços Culturais. pp. 69–79.
- ^ "Oldstyle id: 44b5f64eec19f2e798900ca92e37a7a6". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands.
- ^ "Afrozomus machadoi". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ^ Beccaloni, Jan (2009). Arachnids. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. p. 135. ISBN 978-0-520-26140-2.
External links
edit- Reddell, James R.; Cokendolpher, James C. (1995). "Catalogue, bibliography, and generic revision of the order Schizomida (Arachnida)". Speleological Monographs. 4. Texas Memorial Museum. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
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