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Acanthepeira

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Acanthepeira
Acanthepeira stellata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Acanthepeira
Marx, 1883[1]
Type species
A. stellata
(Walckenaer, 1805)
Species

5, see text

Acanthepeira is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by George Marx in 1883.[2]

Species

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As of April 2019 it contains five species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Acanthepeira Marx, 1883". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
  2. ^ Marx, G. (1883). Araneina.