Molinaranea magellanica
Appearance
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Molinaranea magellanica | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Araneidae |
Genus: | Molinaranea |
Species: | M. magellanica
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Binomial name | |
Molinaranea magellanica (Walckenaer, 1847)[1]
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Molinaranea magellanica is a species of orb-weaver spider (family Araneidae) endemic to Chile, Argentina, the Juan Fernández Islands and the Falkland Islands.[1] It is also known as the Falklands green spider.[2][3] It is the largest endemic spider known to exist in the Falklands.[2]
Taxonomy
[edit]The species was first described in 1847 by Charles Athanase Walckenaer as Epeira magellanica. It has been described under a large number of synonyms in nine genera. Nine names used by Hercule Nicolet in 1849, including Epeira cinaberina, are now considered to be synonyms.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Taxon details Molinaranea magellanica (Walckenaer, 1847)", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2021-01-08
- ^ a b "Invertebrates". Falkland Islands Tourist Board. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
- ^ Hince, Bernadette (2000). The Antarctic dictionary: a complete guide to Antarctic English. Collingwood, VIC, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0-9577471-1-X.