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Eupolybothrus cavernicolus

Species of centipede From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Eupolybothrus cavernicolus
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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]

3D rendering of a micro-CT scan of Eupolybothrus cavernicolus.

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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 biospeleologists Komerički and Stoev.[3]

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