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Symphytognathidae

Jonathan Coddington
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Containing group: Orbiculariae

References

Forster, R.R. & N.I. Platnick. 1977. A review of the spider family Symphytognathidae (Arachnida: Araneae). Amer. Mus. Novitates 2619:1-29.

Griswold, C.E. 1987. The spider genus Symphytognatha Hickman (Araneae: Symphytognathidae) newly described from Africa. Annals Of The Natal Museum 28:133-136.

Griswold, C.E. & H.M. Yan. 2003. On the egg-guarding behavior of a Chinese symphytognathid spider of the genus Patu Marples, 1951 (Araneae, Araneoidea, Symphytognathidae). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 54:356-360.

Harvey, M.S. 1998. A review of the Australasian species of Anapistula Gertsch (Araneae: Symphytognathidae). Records Of The Western Australian Museum 19:111-120.

Schuett, K. 2003. Phylogeny of Symphytognathidae s.l. (Araneae, Araneoidea). Zoologica Scripta 32:129-151.

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Scientific Name Anapistula sp.
Location Puerto Rico
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Identified By Jonathan Coddington
Behavior web size ca. 4 cm. Note large number of radii that do not all reach hub.
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Jonathan Coddington
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C., USA

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