Cryptops speleorex explained

Cryptops speleorex is a species of troglobitic centipede in the family Cryptopidae. It is endemic to the Movile Cave, Romania, where it was discovered in 2020.

Appearance

C. speleorex grows to roughly 52mm.^{[1] [2]}

Ecology

C. speleorex is the largest invertebrate animal that lives in Movile Cave. It feeds on other arthropods, such as isopods, spiders, small beetles, and diplura.

Notes and References

1. Vahtera . Varpu . Stoev . Pavel . Akkari . Nesrine . amp . 2020-12-16 . Five million years in the darkness: A new troglomorphic species of Cryptops Leach, 1814 (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha) from Movile Cave, Romania . ZooKeys . en . 1004 . 1–26 . 10.3897/zookeys.1004.58537 . free . 33384564 . 7758309 . 2020ZooK.1004....1V .
2. Web site: Nield . David . 2020-12-19 . Meet The 'King' of a Toxic Underground Ecosystem Unlike Anywhere Else on Earth . 2023-01-13 . ScienceAlert . en-US.