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.
| Eupolybothrus cavernicolus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Lithobiomorpha |
| Family: | Lithobiidae |
| Genus: | Eupolybothrus |
| Species: | 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.
It was discovered in by 2013 by biospeciesologists Komerički and Stoev.
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