Barrow Island Chernetid
Chernetidae gen. indet.
FP-3281
Discoverer: M.S. Harvey (2012)
Fauna Portal species: 3281
Chernetidae gen. indet. FP-3281 juvenile, dorsal (HBI N15365-1; Barrow Island, Western Australia)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2025)
Fauna Portal Image No. 10361Diagnosis
Sequencing the single juvenile specimens of Chernetidae gen. indet. FP-3281 failed. It's here considered a separate species from others known to Barrow Island due to its different overall morphology.
Status
- native
Fauna Portal Reference
Australia
- Western Australia
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