| Eupolybothrus cavernicolus | |
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| Eupolybothrus cavernicolus male paratype | |
| Live Eupolybothrus cavernicolus male holotype | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Lithobiomorpha |
| Family: | Lithobiidae |
| Genus: | Eupolybothrus |
| Species: | E. cavernicolus
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| Binomial name | |
| Eupolybothrus cavernicolus (Komerički & Stoev, 2013)
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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
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.12
It was discovered in by 2013 by biospeleologists Komerički and Stoev.3
References
References
- Stoev, Pavel; Komerički, Ana; et al. (28 October 2013). "Eupolybothrus cavernicolus Komerički & Stoev sp. n. (Chilopoda: Lithobiomorpha: Lithobiidae)..." Biodiversity Data Journal. 1: e1013 (1) e1013. Pensoft Publishers. doi:10.3897/BDJ.1.e1013. PMC 3964625. PMID 24723752.
- "The Cyber-Centipede: From Linnaeus to Big Data". sciencedaily.com. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- "Eupolybothrus cavernicolus Komerički & Stoev, 2013".