Lagynochthonius polydentatus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Chthoniidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2008 by Australian arachnologists Karen Edward and Mark Harvey.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Family: | Chthoniidae |
| Genus: | Lagynochthonius |
| Species: | L. polydentatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Lagynochthonius polydentatus | |
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in the Murchison bioregion of Western Australia. The type locality is a borehole on Sturt Meadows Station, some 40 km north-west of Leonora.[1][2]
Behaviour
editThe arachnids are cave-dwelling, terrestrial predators.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Edward, KL; Harvey, MS (2008). "Short-range endemism in hypogean environments: the pseudoscorpion genera Tyrannochthonius and Lagynochthonius (Pseudoscorpiones: Chthoniidae) in the semiarid zone of Western Australia". Invertebrate Systematics. 22 (2): 259–293 [285]. doi:10.1071/IS07025.
- ^ a b "Species Lagynochthonius polydentatus Edward & Harvey, 2008". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022-05-10. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
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