Monocentric-chromosomes
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Iuridae
The Iuridae are a family of scorpions established by Thorell in 1876. The family comprises six genera—Anatoliurus, Calchas, Iurus, Letoiurus, Metaiurus, Neocalchas, and Protoiurus—with at least 20 described species. Iuridae is distinguished from the large family Buthidae by possessing monocentric chromosomes rather than holocentric chromosomes. The family is part of the order Scorpiones within the class Arachnida.