Biology:Maretyna
Maretyna is a Chinese monotypic genus of spiders in the family Dictynidae containing the single species, Maretyna nongchao.[1]
The Chinese name given to this spider by the authors is 弄潮海卷叶蛛; Nòng cháo hǎi juàn yè zhū.[2]
Distribution
Maretyna nongchao is endemic to Hainan province in China.[1] It has been collected in Sanya City on the southern coast of Hainan.[2]
Life style
M. nongchao is an intertidal species in tropical Hainan. The habitat of this new species is completely submerged at high tide.[2]
Etymology
The genus name is a combination of Latin mare (ocean) and the ending of related genus Dictyna, indicating that this is the first described intertidal species of Dictynidae.[2]
The specific name is from 弄潮; Nòng cháo "riding the tide".[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Gen. Maretyna Lin & Liu, 2025". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/6788. Retrieved 2025-10-29.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Lin, Y. J.; Liu, B. (2025). "A new intertidal genus and species of Dictynidae (Araneae: Dictynoidea) from Hainan, China". The Indochina Entomologist 1: 619-628. doi:10.70590/ice.2025.01.65.
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