Sphodros atlanticus is a species of spiders from the family Atypidae. It was described by Willis J. Gertsch and Norman I. Platnick in 1980. The species was described from specimens found in Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia and Illinois. It has also been found in Maryland and Alabama.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Atypidae |
| Genus: | Sphodros |
| Species: | S. atlanticus
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| Binomial name | |
| Sphodros atlanticus | |
Description
editThe spiders colour is black.[3] Female spiders are typically brown, while the male spiders have black femurs and red lower legs. [4]
References
edit- ^ "Taxon details Sphodros atlanticus Gertsch & Platnick, 1980". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
- ^ Catherine L. Craig (2003). "3". Spiderwebs and Silk: Tracing Evolution From Molecules to Genes to Phenotypes. Oxford University Press. p. 53. ISBN 0-19-512916-4. LCCN 2002033394.
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- ^ Moler, Paul E.; Stevenson, Dirk J.; Mansell, Barry W.; Mays, Jonathan D.; Lee, Catherine W. (2020-11-13). "Distribution and Natural History of Purseweb Spiders, Sphodros spp. (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Atypidae), in Florida, Georgia, and Alabama". Southeastern Naturalist. 19 (4). doi:10.1656/058.019.0406. ISSN 1528-7092.