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| authority = [[Mark Harvey (arachnologist)|Harvey]], 1992<ref name="harvey1992">{{cite journal |last1=Harvey|first1=MS |last2= |first2= | date=1992 |title= The Schizomida (Chelicerata) of Australia|url= |journal= Invertebrate Taxonomy|volume=6 |issue= |pages=77–129 [99] |doi= |access-date=}}</ref> |
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'''''Apozomus cactus''''' is a species of short-tailed whipscorpions of the genus ''[[Apozomus ]]'' that belong to the family [[Hubbardiidae]] of [[arachnid]]s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Genus: Apozomus Harvey, 1992 |url=https://wac.nmbe.ch/order/schizomida/species/670 |access-date=6 June 2022 |website=World Schizomida Catalog |publisher=Natural History Museum Bern}}</ref> |
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'''''Apozomus cactus''''' is a [[species]] of [[Schizomida|short-tailed whip-scorpion]]s, also known as schizomids, in the [[Hubbardiidae]] [[Family (biology)|family]]. It is [[endemism|endemic]] to Australia. It was [[species description|described]] in 1992 by Australian [[arachnology|arachnologist]] [[Mark Harvey (arachnologist)|Mark Harvey]].<ref name="harvey1992"/><ref name="afd">{{cite web |url= https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/88cba333-b68b-4254-8fd5-d1ee79e4b523|title= Species Apozomus cactus Harvey, 1992|author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2020-12-24|website= Australian Faunal Directory |publisher=Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia |access-date=2023-12-04}}</ref> |
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==Distribution and habitat== |
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The species occurs in [[Far North Queensland]]. The [[type (biology)#type locality|type locality]] is the West Claudie River, [[Iron Range, Queensland|Iron Range]], on the [[Cape York Peninsula]]. The schizomids were found in closed forest [[plant litter]].<ref name="harvey1992"/><ref name="afd"/> |
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==Behaviour== |
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The short-tailed whip-scorpions are [[terrestrial animal|terrestrial]] [[predation|predators]].<ref name="harvey1992"/><ref name="afd"/> |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Schizomida |
| Family: | Hubbardiidae |
| Genus: | Apozomus |
| Species: | A. cactus
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Apozomus cactus is a species of short-tailed whip-scorpions, also known as schizomids, in the Hubbardiidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1992 by Australian arachnologist Mark Harvey.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species occurs in Far North Queensland. The type locality is the West Claudie River, Iron Range, on the Cape York Peninsula. The schizomids were found in closed forest plant litter.[1][2]
Behaviour
[edit]The short-tailed whip-scorpions are terrestrial predators.[1][2]
References
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