Phrynichus orientalis is a species of whip spider native to Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Amblypygi |
| Family: | Phrynichidae |
| Genus: | Phrynichus |
| Species: | P. orientalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Phrynichus orientalis Weygoldt, 1998
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Unusually for species in the order Amblypygi, the antenniform legs of females are longer than those of males. However, the sexual dimorphism of the pedipalps is more typical of amblypygids, with males having longer pedipalps than females.[3]
References
edit- ^ Weygoldt, Peter (2009-12-01). "Courtship and mating in the whip spider Phrynichus orientalis Weygoldt, 1998 (Chelicerata: Amblypygi)". Zoologischer Anzeiger - A Journal of Comparative Zoology. 248 (3): 177–181. doi:10.1016/j.jcz.2009.09.001. ISSN 0044-5231.
- ^ "Phrynichus orientalis Weygoldt, 1998". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ McArthur, Iain W.; de Miranda, Gustavo Silva; Seiter, Michael; Chapin, Kenneth James (2018-03-01). "Global patterns of sexual dimorphism in Amblypygi". Zoologischer Anzeiger. In honor of Peter Weygoldt. 273: 56–64. doi:10.1016/j.jcz.2018.02.005. ISSN 0044-5231.
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