Maratus albus is a species of the peacock spider genus, characterised by its distinctive courtship display.[1]
Maratus albus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Salticidae |
Subfamily: | Salticinae |
Genus: | Maratus |
Species: | M. albus
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Binomial name | |
Maratus albus Otto & Hill, 2016
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References
edit- ^ Otto, Jürgen C.; Hill, David E. (22 May 2016). "Seven new peacock spiders from Western Australia and South Australia (Araneae: Salticidae: Euophryini: Maratus)" (PDF). Peckhamia. 141 (1): 1–101. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
Further reading
edit- Maddison, Wayne P. (2015). "A phylogenetic classification of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae)". Journal of Arachnology. 43 (3): 231–292. doi:10.1636/arac-43-03-231-292. S2CID 85680279.
- Waldock, Julianne M. (2015). "A new species of peacock spider, Maratus proszynskii sp. nov.(Araneae: Salticidae: Euophryini), from Tasmania, with a review of Maratus in Tasmania, Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 144: 150.
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