Megaschizomus
(Redirected from Megaschizominae)
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Schizomida |
| Family: | Hubbardiidae |
| Genus: | Megaschizomus Lawrence, 1969 |
| Type species | |
| Megaschizomus mossambicus (Lawrence, 1958)
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Megaschizomus is a genus of hubbardiid short-tailed whipscorpions, first described by Reginald Frederick Lawrence in 1969.[1]
Species
[edit]As of September 2022[update], the World Schizomida Catalog accepts the following two species:[2]
- Megaschizomus mossambicus (Lawrence, 1958) – Mozambique
- Megaschizomus zuluanus (Lawrence, 1947) – South Africa
References
[edit]- ^ Lawrence, Reginald Frederick (1969). "The Uropygi (Arachnida: Schizomida) of the Ethiopian region". Journal of Natural History. 3: 217–260. doi:10.1080/00222936900770201.
- ^ "Megaschizomus Lawrence, 1969". World Schizomida Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
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