Eupolybothrus cavernicolus
Species of centipede
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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]
| Eupolybothrus cavernicolus | |
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| Eupolybothrus cavernicolus male paratype | |
| Live Eupolybothrus cavernicolus male holotype | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Lithobiomorpha |
| Family: | Lithobiidae |
| Genus: | Eupolybothrus |
| Species: | E. cavernicolus |
| Binomial name | |
| Eupolybothrus cavernicolus (Komerički & Stoev, 2013) | |
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]
