Ceratinella ornatula is a spider species native to the Canada, Greenland and the United States. It belongs to the family Linyphiidae.[1] The species was first described by C. R. Crosby and S. C. Bishop in 1925 as Ceraticelus ornatulus.[1][2]

Ceratinella ornatula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Ceratinella
Species:
C. ornatula
Binomial name
Ceratinella ornatula
(Crosby & Bishop, 1925)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Ceraticelus ornatulus Crosby & Bishop, 1925

Subspecies

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Two subspecies are recognized:

  • Ceratinella ornatula alaskana Chamberlin, 1949[3]
  • Ceratinella ornatula ornatula

Ceratinella ornatula alaskana is endemic to Alaska, United States, and was described for the first time by Chamberlin in 1949.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Taxon details Ceratinella ornatula (Crosby & Bishop, 1925)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  2. ^ Crosby, C. R.; Bishop, S. C. (1925). "Studies in New York spiders. Genera: Ceratinella and Ceraticelus". New York State Museum Bulletin. 264: 1–71.
  3. ^ a b "Taxon details Ceratinella ornatula alaskana Chamberlin, 1949". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  4. ^ Chamberlin, R. V. & Ivie, W. (1947). "The spiders of Alaska". Bulletin of the University of Utah. 37 (10): 1–103.