Giupponia

Giupponia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Family: Gonyleptidae
Subfamily: Pachylinae
Genus: Giupponia
Pérez & Kury, 2002
Species: G. chagasi
Binomial name
Giupponia chagasi
Pérez & Kury, 2002

Giupponia is a monotypic genus of the harvestman family Gonyleptidae. The only described species, G. chagasi, was found in two limestone caves in Serra do Ramalho, Bahia State, Brazil.

The long-legged species features several adaptations to cave life, such as complete eyelessness and lack of pigmentation.

Name

The genus and species are named after arachnologist Alessandro Ponce de Leão Giupponi and myriapodologist Amazonas Chagas Júnior, respectively.

References

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