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| genus = Eukoenenia |
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| species = christiani |
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| authority = Condé, 1988 <ref>{{cite book |author=Mark S. Harvey |year=2003 |title=Catalogue of the smaller arachnid orders of the world: Amblypygi, Uropygi, Schizomida, Palpigradi, Ricinulei and Solifugae |publisher=[[CSIRO Publishing]] |isbn=978-0-643-06805-6 |chapter=Order Palpigradi Thorell |pages=151–174}}</ref> |
| authority = Condé, 1988 <ref>{{cite book |author=Mark S. Harvey |year=2003 |title=Catalogue of the smaller arachnid orders of the world: Amblypygi, Uropygi, Schizomida, Palpigradi, Ricinulei and Solifugae |publisher=[[CSIRO Publishing]] |isbn=978-0-643-06805-6 |chapter=Order Palpigradi Thorell |pages=151–174}}</ref> |
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'''''Eukoenenia christiani''''' (the '''Maltese palpigrade''', known as ''{{lang|mt|Il-Palpigrad ta' Malta}}'' in [[Maltese language|Maltese]]) |
'''''Eukoenenia christiani''''' (the '''Maltese palpigrade''', known as ''{{lang|mt|Il-Palpigrad ta' Malta}}'' in [[Maltese language|Maltese]]) is a species in the [[Order (biology)|order]] [[Palpigradi]], an early-branching lineage of [[arachnid]]s. There are 80 [[species]] of palpigrade worldwide. They are small and eyeless with a long tail-like structure. This species is [[endemism|endemic]] to the [[Maltese Islands]].<ref name="Wildlife">Wildlife of the Maltese Islands, BirdLife Malta and Nature Trust, 1995</ref> |
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==Taxonomy and naming== |
== Taxonomy and naming == |
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''Eukoenenia christiani'' was first discovered in 1988 when a specimen was found in a cave in the [[Girgenti Valley]] ([[Malta]]).<ref name="Wildlife"/> |
''Eukoenenia christiani'' was first discovered in 1988 when a specimen was found in a cave in the [[Girgenti Valley]] ([[Malta]]).<ref name="Wildlife"/> No sightings have been reported since then.<ref name="Wildlife"/> |
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==Description== |
== Description == |
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''Eukoenenia christiani'' is {{convert|1.2|mm}} long, and is depicted as having a light brown colouring.<ref name="Wildlife"/> |
''Eukoenenia christiani'' is {{convert|1.2|mm}} long, and is depicted as having a light brown colouring.<ref name="Wildlife"/> |
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==See also== |
== See also == |
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*[[Endemic Maltese wildlife]] |
* [[Endemic Maltese wildlife]] |
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==References== |
== References == |
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{{Reflist}} |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Palpigradi |
| Family: | Eukoeneniidae |
| Genus: | Eukoenenia |
| Species: | E. christiani
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| Eukoenenia christiani Condé, 1988 [1]
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Eukoenenia christiani (the Maltese palpigrade, known as Il-Palpigrad ta' Malta in Maltese) is a species in the order Palpigradi, an early-branching lineage of arachnids. There are 80 species of palpigrade worldwide. They are small and eyeless with a long tail-like structure. This species is endemic to the Maltese Islands.[2]
Taxonomy and naming
[edit]Eukoenenia christiani was first discovered in 1988 when a specimen was found in a cave in the Girgenti Valley (Malta).[2] No sightings have been reported since then.[2]
Description
[edit]Eukoenenia christiani is 1.2 millimetres (0.047 in) long, and is depicted as having a light brown colouring.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Mark S. Harvey (2003). "Order Palpigradi Thorell". Catalogue of the smaller arachnid orders of the world: Amblypygi, Uropygi, Schizomida, Palpigradi, Ricinulei and Solifugae. CSIRO Publishing. pp. 151–174. ISBN 978-0-643-06805-6.
- ^ a b c d Wildlife of the Maltese Islands, BirdLife Malta and Nature Trust, 1995