Biology:Sphodros atlanticus
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Short description: Species of spider
| Sphodros atlanticus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Atypidae |
| Genus: | Sphodros |
| Species: | S. atlanticus
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| Binomial name | |
| Sphodros atlanticus Gertsch & Platnick, 1980[1]
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Sphodros atlanticus is a species of spiders from the family Atypidae. It was described by Willis J. Gertsch and Norman I. Platnick in 1980. The species was described from specimens found in Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia and Illinois. It has also been found in Maryland and Alabama.[2]
Description
The spider's colour is black.[3] Female spiders are typically uniformly brown, while the male spiders have black femora and red lower legs. [4]
References
- ↑ "Taxon details Sphodros atlanticus Gertsch & Platnick, 1980", World Spider Catalog (Natural History Museum Bern), http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/species/5526, retrieved 2019-09-30
- ↑ Catherine L. Craig (2003). "The Mechanical Functions of Silks and Their Correlated Structural Properties". Spiderwebs and Silk: Tracing Evolution From Molecules to Genes to Phenotypes. Oxford University Press. p. 53. ISBN 0-19-512916-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=z2ce4w39W60C&dq=Sphodros+atlanticus&pg=PA53.
- ↑ Stone, Reid (2008-05-22). "Purseweb Male - Sphodros atlanticus". Iowa State University. http://bugguide.net/node/view/184347/bgimage. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
- ↑ Moler, Paul E.; Stevenson, Dirk J.; Mansell, Barry W.; Mays, Jonathan D.; Lee, Catherine W. (2020-11-13). "Distribution and Natural History of Purseweb Spiders, Sphodros spp. (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Atypidae), in Florida, Georgia, and Alabama". Southeastern Naturalist 19 (4). doi:10.1656/058.019.0406. ISSN 1528-7092. https://bioone.org/journals/southeastern-naturalist/volume-19/issue-4/058.019.0406/Distribution-and-Natural-History-of-Purseweb-Spiders-Sphodros-spp-Araneae/10.1656/058.019.0406.full.
Wikidata ☰ Q4278549 entry
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