Troglodiplura samankunani

Troglodiplura samankunani is a species of troglomorphic spider in the family Anamidae, found in Western Australia,[1][2] in caves on the Nullarbor Plain.[3]

Troglodiplura samankunani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Anamidae
Genus: Troglodiplura
Species:
T. samankunani
Binomial name
Troglodiplura samankunani
Harvey & Rix, 2020[1]

It was first described in 2020 by Mark Harvey and Michael Rix.[2][3] The species epithet honours Saman Kunan[3] (a Thai diver, who died[4] during the Tham Luang cave rescue of 2018).

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Taxon details Troglodiplura samankunani Harvey & Rix, 2020", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 14 January 2022
  2. ^ a b "Australian Faunal Directory: Troglodiplura samankunani". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Mark S. Harvey; Michael G. Rix; Mia J. Hillyer; Joel A. Huey (2020). "The systematics and phylogenetic position of the troglobitic Australian spider genus Troglodiplura (Araneae : Mygalomorphae), with a new classification for Anamidae". Invertebrate Systematics. 34 (8): 799. doi:10.1071/IS20034. ISSN 1445-5226. Wikidata Q110542637.
  4. ^ Angie Puranasamriddhi and Lauren Said-Moorhouse (28 December 2019). "Thai Navy SEAL dies from infection he contracted during cave rescue". CNN. Retrieved 13 January 2022.