Togacantha | |
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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: | Araneidae |
Genus: |
Togacantha Dahl, 1914 [1] |
Species: | T. nordviei
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Binomial name | |
Togacantha nordviei (
Strand, 1913)
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Synonyms | |
Strand, 1913 |
Togacantha is a genus of orb-weaver spiders found in Africa. It is monotypic and contains the single species Togacantha nordviei. It was first described as a subgenus of Gasteracantha by Friedrich Dahl in 1914, [2] and was later elevated to genus status. [3] Only the female was known until a male was found and described in 1982. [4] [1]
Togacantha | |
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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: | Araneidae |
Genus: |
Togacantha Dahl, 1914 [1] |
Species: | T. nordviei
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Binomial name | |
Togacantha nordviei (
Strand, 1913)
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Synonyms | |
Strand, 1913 |
Togacantha is a genus of orb-weaver spiders found in Africa. It is monotypic and contains the single species Togacantha nordviei. It was first described as a subgenus of Gasteracantha by Friedrich Dahl in 1914, [2] and was later elevated to genus status. [3] Only the female was known until a male was found and described in 1982. [4] [1]