Mesobuthus zarudnyi
Scorpion species / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mesobuthus zarudnyi, a scorpion species within the Buthidae family, was formally documented in Azerbaijan in 2022, its discovery was attributed to the region of the Absheron peninsula.[1] This species is named in honor of Nikolai Zarudny (1859–1919), a distinguished Russian zoologist and explorer renowned for his extensive collection of scorpion specimens in Persia (modern-day Iran) from 1896 to 1904, which greatly contributed to the field of zoology.
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Mesobuthus zarudnyi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Scorpiones |
Family: | Buthidae |
Genus: | Mesobuthus |
Species: | M. zarudnyi |
Binomial name | |
Mesobuthus zarudnyi Nouvruzov, Kovarik & Fet, 2022 | |
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