Cryptops speleorex

Cryptops speleorex
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Scolopendromorpha
Family: Cryptopidae
Genus: Cryptops
Species:
C. speleorex
Binomial name
Cryptops speleorex
Vahtera, Stoev & Akkari, 2020

Cryptops speleorex is a species of troglobitic centipede in the family Cryptopidae. It is endemic to the Movile Cave, Romania, where it was discovered in 2020.

Appearance

C. speleorex grows to roughly 52 millimetres (2.0 in).[1][2]

Ecology

C. speleorex is the largest invertebrate animal that lives in Movile Cave. It feeds on other arthropods, such as isopods, spiders, small beetles, and diplura.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Vahtera, Varpu; Stoev, Pavel & Akkari, Nesrine (2020-12-16). "Five million years in the darkness: A new troglomorphic species of Cryptops Leach, 1814 (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha) from Movile Cave, Romania". ZooKeys (1004): 1–26. Bibcode:2020ZooK.1004....1V. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1004.58537. PMC 7758309. PMID 33384564.
  2. ^ Nield, David (2020-12-19). "Meet The 'King' of a Toxic Underground Ecosystem Unlike Anywhere Else on Earth". ScienceAlert. Retrieved 2023-01-13.


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