''Troglodiplura challeni'' is a species of

troglomorphic Troglomorphism is the morphological adaptation of an animal to living in the constant darkness of caves, characterised by features such as loss of pigment, reduced eyesight or blindness, and frequently with attenuated bodies and/or appendages. The ...

spider in the family Anamidae, found in Western Australia. It was first described in 2020 by

Mark Harvey Mark Harvey (born 11 June 1965) is a former Australian rules football player and coach. He played over 200 games during fourteen seasons with the Essendon Football Club, winning three premierships, and was senior coach of Fremantle from 2007 t ...

and

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. The species epithet honours Craig Challen, for his contributions to cave diving and his role in the Tham Luang cave rescue in 2018. The species is known only from Old Homestead Cave on the Nullarbor Plain from fragments of dead specimens.

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Anamidae Spiders of Australia Spiders described in 2020 {{Mygalomorphae-stub