Afrosternophorus nanus
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| Afrosternophorus nanus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Family: | Sternophoridae |
| Genus: | Afrosternophorus |
| Species: | A. nanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Afrosternophorus nanus | |
Afrosternophorus nanus is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Sternophoridae family. It was described in 1985 by Australian arachnologist Mark Harvey. The specific epithet nanus (Latin: 'dwarf') refers to the small size of the species.[1][2]
Body lengths of males are 1.6–1.7 mm; those of females are unknown.[1]
