Giupponia is a monotypic genus of the harvestman family Gonyleptidae. The only described species, G. chagasi, was found in two limestone caves in Serra do Ramalho, Bahia State, Brazil.
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| Genus: | Giupponia Pérez & Kury, 2002
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| Species: | G. chagasi
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| Giupponia chagasi Pérez & Kury, 2002
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The long-legged species features several adaptations to cave life, such as complete eyelessness and lack of pigmentation.
Name edit
The genus and species are named after arachnologist Alessandro Ponce de Leão Giupponi and myriapodologist Amazonas Chagas Júnior, respectively.
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- Abel Pérez González & Adriano B. Kury (2002). "A new remarkable troglomorphic gonyleptid from Brazil (Arachnida, Opiliones, Laniatores)" (PDF). Revista Ibérica de Aracnología. 5: 43–50.
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