Tissahamia ethagala is a species of spider in the family Pholcidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.[1]
| Tissahamia ethagala | |
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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: | Pholcidae |
| Genus: | Tissahamia |
| Species: | T. ethagala
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| Binomial name | |
| Tissahamia ethagala (Huber, 2011)
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Taxonomy
editThe species was first described in 2011 by Huber as Pholcus ethagala.[1] It was transferred to the new genus Tissahamia in 2018 as a result of a molecular phylogenetic study.[1][2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Taxon details Tissahamia ethagala (Huber, 2011)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
- ^ Huber, B.A.; Eberle, J. & Dimitrov, D. (2018). "The phylogeny of pholcid spiders: a critical evaluation of relationships suggested by molecular data (Araneae, Pholcidae)". ZooKeys (789): 51–101. doi:10.3897/zookeys.789.22781. PMC 6193417. PMID 30344435.
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