Eupolybothrus cavernicolus

Eupolybothrus cavernicolus is a species of centipede so far only found in two caves near the village of Kistanje, in Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia.[1]

Eupolybothrus cavernicolus
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E. cavernicolus
Binomial name
Eupolybothrus cavernicolus
(Komerički & Stoev, 2013)

It has been dubbed the cyber-centipede as it is the first eukaryotic species for which, in addition to the traditional morphological description, scientists have provided a transcriptomic profile, DNA barcoding data, detailed anatomical X-ray microtomography (micro-CT), and a movie of the living specimen.[1][2]

References

  1. Stoev, Pavel; Komerički, Ana; et al. (28 October 2013). "Eupolybothrus cavernicolus Komerički & Stoev sp. n. (Chilopoda: Lithobiomorpha: Lithobiidae)..." Biodiversity Data Journal. Pensoft Publishers. 1: e1013 (1): e1013. doi:10.3897/BDJ.1.e1013. PMC 3964625. PMID 24723752.
  2. "The Cyber-Centipede: From Linnaeus to Big Data". sciencedaily.com. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.


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