Charinus carajas

Charinus carajas

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Charinoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Ordo: Amblypygi Subordo: Euamblypygi Superfamilia: Charinoidea

Familia: Charinidae
Genus: Charinus
Species: Charinus carajas

Name

Charinus carajas Giupponi & Miranda, 2016

ZooBank: 630A7E0F-7D67-4929-A58F-EF5AC1B2E664

Holotype: 1 female and 1 juvenile, MZSP 29136

Type locality: BRAZIL: Pará, Serra de Carajás, Gruta N4E-14 AF Flona Carajás, PA 592935mE / 9332514mN SAD’69, 7-12.x.2008 Andrade et al. leg.

Etymology: named after the type locality, the Caraja mountains ("Serra Carajá")

References

• Giupponi, P. de L. & Miranda, G.S. de. 2016. Eight New Species of Charinus Simon, 1892 (Arachnida: Amblypygi: Charinidae) Endemic for the Brazilian Amazon, with Notes on Their Conservational Status. PLoS ONE 11(2): e0148277. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148277 Reference page. 

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