Biology:Mecolaesthus longissimus
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Short description: Species of cellar spider
| Mecolaesthus longissimus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Pholcidae |
| Genus: | Mecolaesthus |
| Species: | M. longissimus
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| Binomial name | |
| Mecolaesthus longissimus Simon, 1893
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Mecolaesthus longissimus is a species of cellar spider (family Pholcidae) first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1893.[1] It can be found in Venezuela.[2]
The abdomens of male Mecolaesthus longissimus are, on average, more than twice as long as female abdomens.[3]
References
- ↑ Natural History Museum Bern. "Mecolaesthus longissimus Simon, 1893" (in en). https://wsc.nmbe.ch/species/26091.
- ↑ "Mecolaesthus longissimus Simon, 1893". https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/3YL2Y.
- ↑ Huber, Bernhard A. (August 2005). "Evidence for Directional Selection on Male Abdomen Size in Mecolaesthus Longissimus Simon (Araneae, Pholcidae)" (in en). The Journal of Arachnology 33 (2): 573–581. doi:10.1636/04-69.1. ISSN 0161-8202. https://bioone.org/journals/the-journal-of-arachnology/volume-33/issue-2/04-69.1/EVIDENCE-FOR-DIRECTIONAL-SELECTION-ON-MALE-ABDOMEN-SIZE-IN-MECOLAESTHUS/10.1636/04-69.1.short.
External links
- Pholcidae.de: Photos of M. longissimus
Wikidata ☰ Q2381033 entry
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