Biology:Telema tenella

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Short description: Species of spider

Telema tenella
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Telema tenella
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Telemidae
Genus: Telema
Species:
T. tenella
Binomial name
Telema tenella
(Simon, 1882)

Telema tenella is a species of spider in the family Telemidae. The species is endemic to the eastern Pyrénées between Spain and France .

Description

Telema tenella has a length of about 1.5 to 2 mm. Being cave-dwelling, it is eyeless. It is also lungless.[1] This spider can live up to sixteen years old, including twelve years as an adult.[2]


Distribution

Telema tenella is found in the caves of the eastern Pyrénées. In France, it can be found in Pyrénées-Orientales around the Canigou, in Montferrer and La Preste.[2] In Spain , it is found in the province of Girona.[1]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1995923 entry