Biology:Prethopalpus
| Prethopalpus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Oonopidae |
| Genus: | Prethopalpus Baehr, Harvey, Burger, and Thoma, 2012 |
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P. alexanderi | |
| Diversity | |
| 41 species | |
Prethopalpus is a spider genus known as goblin spiders and are found in the Australasian tropics, including Nepal, India , Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Australia . Three species are widely distributed, whereas the majority of species are recorded a single localities. Of the 41 species, 14 blind troglobite species live in subterranean ecosystems in Western Australia.[1]
See also
- Prethopalpus attenboroughi Baehr & Harvey, 2012: Queensland, Torres Strait
- Prethopalpus maini Baehr & Harvey, 2012: Western Australia, Pilbara
References
- ↑ Baehr, B.C.; Harvey, M.S.; Burger, M.; Thoma, M. (2012). "The New Australasian Goblin Spider Genus Prethopalpus (Araneae, Oonopidae)". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 369: 1–113. doi:10.1206/763.1. http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1206/763.1.
Wikidata ☰ Q2405388 entry
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