Biology:Maratus unicup
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Short description: Species of spider
| Maratus unicup | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Maratus |
| Species: | M. unicup
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| Binomial name | |
| Maratus unicup Otto, 2018
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Maratus unicup is a species of jumping spider of the genus Maratus.[1]
The species was identified in 2018 while biologist Jurgen Otto and associate David Hill were looking for the peacock spider species Maratus tortus in southern Western Australia in 2017.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Otto, Jürgen C.; Hill, David E. (19 July 2018). "Two new peacock spiders in the vespa group from Western Australia (Araneae: Salticidae: Euophryini: Maratus)". Peckhamia (Peckham Society) 168 (1): 1–82. OCLC 19834872. http://peckhamia.com/peckhamia/PECKHAMIA_168.1.pdf. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ↑ Cox, Lisa (22 July 2018). "Two new peacock spiders identified in Western Australia". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jul/22/two-new-peacock-spiders-identified-in-western-australia.
- ↑ "Peacock spider man discovers dazzling new species while searching for the 'Hokey Pokey'". ABC News (Australia) (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 23 July 2018. http://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2018-07-21/new-peacock-spiders-discovered/10007422.
Wikidata ☰ Q56274600 entry
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