Tauala elongata is a species of jumping spider.
| Tauala elongata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Tauala |
| Species: | T. elongata
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| Binomial name | |
| Tauala elongata Peng & Li, 2002
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Appearance
editThe species is similar to T. lepidus.
Name
editThe specific name is derived from the form of the elongated oval abdomen of the new species.
Distribution
editTauala elongata is only known from Taiwan.
References
edit- Peng, Xian-Jin & Li, Shu-Qiang (2002): Four new and two newly recorded species of Taiwanese jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) deposited in the United States. Zoological Studies 41(3): 337-345. PDF
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