Macracantha

Macracantha arcuata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Araneoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Classis: Arachnida
Ordo: Araneae
Subordo: Opisthothelae
Infraordo: Araneomorphae
Series: Entelegynae
Superfamilia: Araneoidea

Familia: Araneidae
Subfamilia: Gasteracanthinae
Tribus: Gasteracanthini
Genus: Macracantha
Species: M. arcuata

Name

Macracantha Simon, 1864

Etymology

Greek: μακρὸς ἃκανθα (makròs àcantha), English: Large thorn.

References

  • Macharoenboon, K., Siriwut, W. & Jeratthitikul, E. 2021. A review of the taxonomy of spiny-backed orb-weaving spiders of the subfamily Gasteracanthinae (Araneae, Araneidae) in Thailand. ZooKeys 1032: 17–62. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1032.62001 Open access Reference page.  [as Macracantha p. 43]
  • Simon, Eugène: Histoire naturelle des araignées (aranéides), Paris, Librairie encyclopédique de Roret, p. 287-8 .
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