Biology:Panaretella minor
| Pietermaritzburg panaretella huntsman spider | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Sparassidae |
| Genus: | Panaretella |
| Species: | P. minor
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| Binomial name | |
| Panaretella minor Lawrence, 1952[1]
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Panaretella minor is a spider species in the family Sparassidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Pietermaritzburg Panaretella huntsman spider.[3]
Distribution
Panaretella minor is found in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces. The species has been sampled from East London, Ingele Forest, Pietermaritzburg, Richmond, and Ndumo Game Reserve. It occurs at altitudes ranging from 47 to 1,349 m.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Panaretella minor is a free-living plant dweller sampled from the Forest, Grassland, and Savanna biomes.[3]
Description
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Conservation
Panaretella minor is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute. Much natural habitat remains within this species' range, and it is suspected to be under-sampled and to be extant in more than 15 locations. The species is protected in Ndumo Game Reserve.[3]
References
- ↑ Lawrence, R.F. (1952). "New spiders from the eastern half of South Africa". Annals of the Natal Museum 12: 183–226.
- ↑ "Panaretella minor Lawrence, 1952". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/species/35130.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2022). The Sparassidae of South Africa. Version 2. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 55. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6614498.
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