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Zephyrarchaea janineae

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Zephyrarchaea janineae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Archaeidae
Genus: Zephyrarchaea
Species:
Z. janineae
Binomial name
Zephyrarchaea janineae
Rix & Harvey, 2012[1]

Zephyrarchaea janineae is a species of spider of the family Archaeidae.[1] The Latin species name was chosen to honor Janine Wojcieszek who helped in discovering the first live specimens of the species in 2006.[2] Zephyrarchaea janineae is endemic to the South West Region in Western Australia.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Taxon details Zephyrarchaea janineae Rix & Harvey, 2012", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 28 October 2016
  2. ^ a b Rix, Michael G.; Harvey, Mark S. (2012), "Australian Assassins, part II: A review of the new assassin spider genus Zephyrarchaea (Araneae, Archaeidae) from southern Australia", ZooKeys (191): 1–62, doi:10.3897/zookeys.191.3070, PMC 3353492, PMID 22639534