Brignolizomus nob

Species of short-tailed whip-scorpion

Brignolizomus nob

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Subphylum:  | Chelicerata
Class:  | Arachnida
Order:  | Schizomida
Family:  | Hubbardiidae
Genus:  | Brignolizomus
Species:  |

B. nob

Binomial name
Brignolizomus nob

(Harvey, 1992)[1]

Synonyms

* Apozomus nob Harvey, 1992

Brignolizomus nob is a species of schizomid arachnid (commonly known as a short-tailed whip-scorpion) in the Hubbardiidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1992 by Australian arachnologist Mark Harvey. The specific epithet nob refers to the type locality.[1][2]

## Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in Central Queensland in plant litter in forest habitats. The type locality is Nob Creek, Byfield, some 70 km north-east of Rockhampton.[1][2]

## Behaviour

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The arachnids are terrestrial predators.[2]

## References

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1. ^ a b c Harvey, MS (1992). "The Schizomida (Chelicerata) of Australia". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 6: 77–129 [107]. doi:10.1071/IT9920077.
2. ^ a b c "Species Brignolizomus nob (Harvey, 1992)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2020-12-24. Retrieved 2023-09-19.

Taxon identifiers

Brignolizomus nob|

* Wikidata: Q10435568
* AFD: Brignolizomus_nob
* BioLib: 471522
* CoL: NB7X
* EoL: 1169536
* GBIF: 2181625
* iNaturalist: 1584214
* IRMNG: 10015363
* ITIS: 745285
* Open Tree of Life: 3519774

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