Biology:Patu marplesi
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Short description: Species of spider
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Symphytognathidae |
| Genus: | Patu |
| Species: | P. marplesi
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| Binomial name | |
| Patu marplesi Forster, 1959[1]
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Patu marplesi is a species of small spiders, endemic to Samoa.[1] It is considered the smallest spider in the world, as male legspan is 0.46 mm (0.018 in).[2][3]
It also has the largest sex organs to body size ration of any spider species, the size of its sex organs tend to be a hindrance to mating rather than an advantage.
See also
- Smallest organisms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Forster, Raymond R.; Platnick, Norman I. (9 May 1977). "A review of the spider family Symphytognathidae (Arachnida, Araneae)". American Museum Novitates 2619: 1–29 [17]. http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/bitstream/2246/5471/1/N2619.pdf.
- ↑ Stefoff, Rebecca (2009). The Arachnid Class. p. 41. ISBN 9780761430759. https://books.google.com/books?id=eKNjCEdmhUIC&pg=PA41.
- ↑ Gutu Faasau (13 June 2023). "Samoa is home to the world's smallest spider". Samoa Observer. https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/104039.
Wikidata ☰ Q2127694 entry
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