Plesiothele
Appearance
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Plesiothele | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Hexathelidae |
Genus: | Plesiothele Raven, 1978[1] |
Species: | P. fentoni
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Binomial name | |
Plesiothele fentoni (Hickman, 1936)
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Synonyms | |
Hexathele fentoni Hickman, 1936 |
Plesiothele is a monotypic genus of Australian funnel-web spiders containing the single species, Plesiothele fentoni,[2] also known as Lake Fenton trapdoor spider.[3] The genus was first described by Robert John Raven in 1978,[1] and has only been found in Tasmania, Australia.[2][3] Originally placed with the curtain web spiders, it was moved to the Hexathelidae in 1980.[4]
Plesiothele fentoni is a ground-dwelling spider that lives in lidless, silk-lined burrows some 5 cm (2.0 in) deep. It grows to 15 mm (0.6 in) in length. The abdomen is yellow-brown and strongly patterned.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Raven, R. J. (1978). "Systematics of the spider subfamily Hexathelinae (Dipluridae: Mygalomorphae: Arachnida)". Australian Journal of Zoology. 65 (Suppl): 1–75.
- ^ a b "Gen. Plesiothele Raven, 1978". World Spider Catalog. Version 25.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ a b c Threatened Species Section (2024). "Lake Fenton Trapdoor Spider (Plesiothele fentoni): Species Management Profile for Tasmania's Threatened Species Link". Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ Raven, R. J. (1980). "The evolution and biogeography of the mygalomorph spider family Hexathelidae (Araneae, Chelicerata)". Journal of Arachnology. 8: 256.