Biology:Zaitunia akhanii

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Short description: Species of spider

Zaitunia akhanii
Zaitunia akhanii holotype.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Filistatidae
Genus: Zaitunia
Species:
Z. akhanii
Binomial name
Zaitunia akhanii
Marusik & Zamani, 2015[1]

Zaitunia akhanii is a species of the araneomorph spider family Filistatidae (crevice weaver spiders).[1]

Distribution

This species is endemic to Tehran Province, Iran.[2]

Description

The female holotype measured 5.2 mm.[2]

Etymology

This species was named after Iranian botanist Hossein Akhani.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Taxon details Zaitunia akhanii Marusik, 2015", World Spider Catalog (Natural History Museum Bern), http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/species/54364, retrieved 2016-05-02 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Marusik, Yuri M.; Zamani, Alireza (2015), "The spider family Filistatidae (Araneae) in Iran", ZooKeys (516): 123–135, doi:10.3897/zookeys.516.10146, PMID 26312024 

Wikidata ☰ Q20800724 entry