Biology:Troglohyphantes nigraerosae
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Short description: Species of spider
| Troglohyphantes nigraerosae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Troglohyphantes |
| Species: | T. nigraerosae
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| Binomial name | |
| Troglohyphantes nigraerosae Brignoli, 1971
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Troglohyphantes nigraerosae is a species of cave spider of the family Linyphiidae. It is endemic to Italy.
Morphology
Troglohyphantes nigraerosae is a small sized cave spider with a body length of 3 mm (Prosoma length: 1.50 mm, prosoma width: 1.15 mm).[1] From a genetic standpoint, T. nigrerosae represent the sister group of T. vignai.[2] Males of the latter species can be distinguished from T. nigraerosae by the shape of the lamella significativa of the male palp (see [1]).
Distribution
Southern Graian Alps (NW Italy). The species occurs preferentially in caves.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Troglohyphantes nigraerosae - araneae". http://www.araneae.unibe.ch/data/3715/Troglohyphantes_nigraerosae.
- ↑ Mammola, Stefano; Isaia, Marco; Arnedo, Miquel A. (2015). "Alpine endemic spiders shed light on the origin and evolution of subterranean species". PeerJ 3: e1384. doi:10.7717/peerj.1384. PMID 26734503.
- ↑ Brignoli, Pier Marcello (1971). "Note su ragni cavernicoli italiani (Araneae)". Fragmenta Entomologica 7 (3): 129–229.
Wikidata ☰ Q2125759 entry
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