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Zomus

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Zomus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Schizomida
Family: Hubbardiidae
Genus: Zomus
Reddell & Cokendolpher, 1995
Species:
Z. bagnallii
Binomial name
Zomus bagnallii
(Jackson, 1908)

Zomus is a monotypic genus of hubbardiid short-tailed whipscorpions, first described by Reddell & Cokendolpher in 1995.[1] Its single species, Zomus bagnallii is distributed in: Cook Islands, Fiji, Germany, Indonesia (Krakatau Islands), Malaysia, Mauritius (Rodrigues), Samoa, Seychelles, Singapore and Introduced into the UK.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Reddell, James; Cokendolpher, James (1995). "Catalogue, bibliography, & generic revision of the order Schizomida (Arachnida)". Texas Memorial Museum, Speleological Monographs. 4: 1–170.
  2. ^ "Genus: Zomus Reddell and Cokendolpher, 1995". World Schizomida Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 8 June 2022.