Protogarypinus dissimilis is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Garypinidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1975 by Austrian arachnologist Max Beier.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Family: | Garypinidae |
| Genus: | Protogarypinus |
| Species: | P. dissimilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Protogarypinus dissimilis | |
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in South Australia. The type locality is Alligator Gorge in Mount Remarkable National Park, where the pseudoscorpions were found in plant litter.[2]
Behaviour
editThe pseudoscorpions are terrestrial predators.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Beier, M (1975). "Neue Pseudoskorpione aus Australien und Neu-Guinea". Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien. 78: 203–213 [204].
- ^ a b c "Species Protogarypinus dissimilis Beier, 1975". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
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