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Micrommata virescens
	male M. virescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Family:	Sparassidae
Genus:	Micrommata
Species:	M. virescens
Binomial name
	Micrommata virescens; (Clerck, 1757)
Synonyms
	Aranea rosea; Aranea smaragdula; Aranea virescens; Aranea viridissima; Araneus roseus; Araneus virescens; Micrommata rosea; Micrommata roseum; Micrommata smaragdina; Micrommata viridissima; Sparassus smaragdulus; Sparassus roseus

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The green huntsman spider (Micrommata virescens) is a spider of the family Sparassidae. It does not build a web, and hunts insects in green vegetation, where it is well camouflaged. The green coloration is due to the bilin micromatabilin^[1] and its conjugates in haemolymph, interstitial tissues and the yolk of oocytes.^[2]

References

^ A. Holl & W. Rüdiger (1975). "Micromatabilin, a new biliverdin conjugate in the spider, Micromata rosea [sic] (Sparassidae)". Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology. 98 (2): 189–191. doi:10.1007/BF00706130.
^ G. S. Oxford & R. G. Gillespie (1998). "Evolution and ecology of spider coloration". Annual Review of Entomology. 43 (1): 619–643. doi:10.1146/annurev.ento.43.1.619. PMID 15012400.

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Macro-Photographs and information on Micrommata virescens (German language)

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[HollRüdiger1975-1] A. Holl & W. Rüdiger (1975). "Micromatabilin, a new biliverdin conjugate in the spider, Micromata rosea [sic] (Sparassidae)". Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology. 98 (2): 189–191. doi:10.1007/BF00706130.

[OxfordGillespie1998-2] G. S. Oxford & R. G. Gillespie (1998). "Evolution and ecology of spider coloration". Annual Review of Entomology. 43 (1): 619–643. doi:10.1146/annurev.ento.43.1.619. PMID 15012400.

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 {{Taxobox
 | name = ''Micrommata virescens''
 | image = Micrommata_virescens_Luc_Viatour.jpg
 | image_caption = male ''M. virescens''
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 | regnum = [[Animal]]ia
 | phylum = [[Arthropod]]a
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 | species = '''''M. virescens'''''
 | binomial = ''Micrommata virescens''
-| binomial_authority = ([[Carl Alexander Clerck|Clerck]], 1757)
+| binomial_authority = ([[Carl Alexander Clerck|Clerck]], [[Svenska Spindlar|1757]])
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 ''Aranea rosea''<br />
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 The '''green huntsman spider''' (''Micrommata virescens'') is a spider of the family [[Sparassidae]]. It does not build a web, and hunts insects in green vegetation, where it is well camouflaged.
-The green coloration is due to the [[bilin (biochemistry)|bilin]] [[micromatabilin]]<ref name=HollRüdiger1975>Micromatabilin, a new biliverdin conjugate in the spider, ''Micromata rosea'' [sic] (Sparassidae). ''Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology'' 98(2):189-191. {{DOI|10.1007/BF00706130}}</ref> and its [[Conjugation (biochemistry)|conjugate]]s in [[hemolymph]], [[interstitial fluid|interstitial tissue]]s and the yolk of [[oocyte]]s.<ref name="OxfordGillespie1998">{{cite journal |author=Oxford, G.S. & Gillespie, R.G.|year=1998 |title=Evolution and Ecology of Spider Coloration |journal=Annual Review of Entomology |volume=43 |issue=1 |pages=619–643 |doi=10.1146/annurev.ento.43.1.619 |pmid=15012400}}</ref>
+The green coloration is due to the [[bilin (biochemistry)|bilin]] [[micromatabilin]]<ref name=HollRüdiger1975>{{cite journal |author=A. Holl & W. Rüdiger |year=1975 |title=Micromatabilin, a new biliverdin conjugate in the spider, ''Micromata rosea'' [sic] (Sparassidae) |journal=Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology |volume=98 |issue=2 |pages=189–191 |doi=10.1007/BF00706130}}</ref> and its [[Conjugation (biochemistry)|conjugate]]s in [[haemolymph]], [[interstitial fluid|interstitial tissue]]s and the yolk of [[oocyte]]s.<ref name="OxfordGillespie1998">{{cite journal |author=G. S. Oxford & R. G. Gillespie |year=1998 |title=Evolution and ecology of spider coloration |journal=Annual Review of Entomology |volume=43 |issue=1 |pages=619–643 |doi=10.1146/annurev.ento.43.1.619 |pmid=15012400}}</ref>
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 [[File:Female_Micrommata_virescens_(Green_huntsman_spider)_-_India.jpg|thumb|left|Female ''M. virescens'']]
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-==See also==
-{{commons category-inline|Micrommata virescens|''Micrommata virescens''}}
 ==References==
 <references/>
 ==Further reading==
-* Bayram, A. & Özda, S. (2002). ''Micrommata virescens'' (Clerck, 1757), a New Species for the Spider Fauna of Turkey (Araneae, Sparassidae). ''Turk J Zool'' 26:305-307 [http://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/issues/zoo-02-26-3/zoo-26-3-10-0101-7.pdf PDF]
+* A. Bayram & S. Özda (2002). ''Micrommata virescens'' (Clerck, 1757), a new species for the spider fauna of Turkey (Araneae, Sparassidae). ''Turkish Journal of Zool'' 26: 305–307 [http://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/issues/zoo-02-26-3/zoo-26-3-10-0101-7.pdf PDF]
 ==External links==
+*{{Commons category-inline|Micrommata virescens|''Micrommata virescens''}}
 *[http://www.kurz-belichtet.de/natur/spinne1/spinne1.html Macro-Photographs and information on ''Micrommata virescens'' (German language)]
-{{DEFAULTSORT:Micrommata Virescens}}
 [[Category:Sparassidae]]
+[[Category:Animals described in 1757]]

Micrommata virescens

male M. virescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Family:	Sparassidae
Genus:	Micrommata
Species:	M. virescens
Binomial name
*Micrommata virescens* (Clerck, 1757)
Synonyms
Aranea rosea Aranea smaragdula Aranea virescens Aranea viridissima Araneus roseus Araneus virescens Micrommata rosea Micrommata roseum Micrommata smaragdina Micrommata viridissima Sparassus smaragdulus Sparassus roseus