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Dolophones turrigera

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Turreted Wrap-around spider
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Dolophones
Species:
D. turrigera
Binomial name
Dolophones turrigera
(Koch, 1867)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Gasteracantha turrigera Koch, 1867
  • Tholia conifera Keyserling, 1886

Dolophones turrigera is a species of spider indigenous to Australia. It was first described in 1867 by Ludwig von Koch.[2] It is able to camouflauge itself among plant material during the day and spins a web at night.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Taxon details Dolophones turrigera (Koch, 1867)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  2. ^ Koch, Ludwig (1867). ""Beschreibungen neuer Arachniden und Myriapoden"". Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien. 17: 173–250.
  3. ^ Robert, Whyte; Anderson, Greg. "Dolophones conifera at Arachne.org.au". Retrieved 30 March 2017.