Eupolybothrus cavernicolus explained

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.[1] [2]

It was discovered in by 2013 by biospeciesologists Komerički and Stoev.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Stoev. Pavel . Komerički. Ana . etal . Eupolybothrus cavernicolus Komerički & Stoev sp. n. (Chilopoda: Lithobiomorpha: Lithobiidae)... . Biodiversity Data Journal . 1: e1013 . 1 . e1013 . Pensoft Publishers . 28 October 2013 . 10.3897/BDJ.1.e1013. 24723752 . 3964625 . free .
  2. Web site: The Cyber-Centipede: From Linnaeus to Big Data . sciencedaily.com . 28 October 2013 . 28 December 2013 .
  3. Web site: Eupolybothrus cavernicolus Komerički & Stoev, 2013 .