Biology:Mecicobothrium thorelli

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Short description: Species of spider

Mecicobothrium thorelli
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Mecicobothriidae
Genus: Mecicobothrium
Species:
M. thorelli
Binomial name
Mecicobothrium thorelli
Holmberg, 1882[1]

Mecicobothrium thorelli is a spider in the family Mecicobothriidae, native to Argentina and Uruguay. It was first described in 1882 by Holmberg.[1][2] The specific name thorelli honours Tamerlan Thorell.[2] The species is most abundant in autumn and winter. [3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Taxon details Mecicobothrium thorelli Holmberg, 1882", World Spider Catalog (Natural History Museum Bern), https://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/species/21190, retrieved 2020-07-16 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Holmberg, E.L. (1882), "Observations à propos du sous-ordre des araignées territélaires (Territelariae), spécialement du genre nordaméricain Catadysas Hentz et de la sous-famille Mecicobothrioidae, Holmberg" (in fr), Boletin de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias en Córdoba 4: 153–174 
  3. Panchuk, Justina; Ferretti, Nelson (2022-01-17). "A first comprehensive ecological approach on the highly endemic mygalomorph spider Mecicobothrium thorelli (Araneae: Mecicobothriidae): understanding life history traits to address future conservation issues". Journal of Natural History (Informa UK Limited) 56 (1-4): 49–66. doi:10.1080/00222933.2022.2048110. ISSN 0022-2933. 

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