Troglodiplura challeni is a species of troglomorphic spider in the family Anamidae, found in Western Australia.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Anamidae |
| Genus: | Troglodiplura |
| Species: | T. challeni
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| Binomial name | |
| Troglodiplura challeni | |
It was first described in 2020 by Mark Harvey and Michael Rix.[2][3] The species epithet honours Craig Challen, for his contributions to cave diving and his role in the Tham Luang cave rescue in 2018.[3]
The species is known only from Old Homestead Cave on the Nullarbor Plain from fragments of dead specimens.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Taxon details Troglodiplura challeni Harvey & Rix, 2020", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 14 January 2022
- ^ a b "Australian Faunal Directory: Troglodiplura challeni". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ a b c Mark S. Harvey; Michael G. Rix; Mia J. Hillyer; Joel A. Huey (2020). "The systematics and phylogenetic position of the troglobitic Australian spider genus Troglodiplura (Araneae : Mygalomorphae), with a new classification for Anamidae". Invertebrate Systematics. 34 (8): 799. doi:10.1071/IS20034. ISSN 1445-5226. Wikidata Q110542637.