Prethopalpus attenboroughi
Prethopalpus attenboroughi, or Attenborough's goblin spider, is a tiny spider named after Sir David Attenborough, that is found only on Horn Island off northern Queensland in Australia. The millimeter-long spider was described in 2012 by Dr Barbara Baehr of the Queensland Museum and Professor Mark Harvey of the Western Australian Museum.[1]
| Prethopalpus attenboroughi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Oonopidae |
| Genus: | Prethopalpus |
| Species: | P. attenboroughi |
| Binomial name | |
| Prethopalpus attenboroughi Baehr & Harvey, 2012 | |
The male type specimen was collected in 1986; the female is unknown.[2]
References
- "Australian spider named after Sir David Attenborough". BBC News. 4 August 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- The new Australasian goblin spider genus Prethopalpus (Araneae, Oonopidae) Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, no. 369
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- New species named for Sir David Attenborough WA Museum news, 4 August 2012
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