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Mecicobothrium thorelli

Mecicobothrium thorelli is a spider in the family Mecicobothriidae, native to Argentina and Uruguay. It was first described in 1882 by Holmberg. The specific name thorelli honours Tamerlan Thorell. The species is most abundant in autumn and winter.

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Mecicobothrium thorelli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Mecicobothriidae
Genus: Mecicobothrium
Species:
M. thorelli
Binomial name
Mecicobothrium thorelli
Holmberg, 18821

Mecicobothrium thorelli is a spider in the family Mecicobothriidae, native to Argentina and Uruguay. It was first described in 1882 by Holmberg.12 The specific name thorelli honours Tamerlan Thorell.2 The species is most abundant in autumn and winter. 3

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References

  1. "Taxon details Mecicobothrium thorelli Holmberg, 1882", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2020-07-16
  2. Holmberg, E.L. (1882), "Observations à propos du sous-ordre des araignées territélaires (Territelariae), spécialement du genre nordaméricain Catadysas Hentz et de la sous-famille Mecicobothrioidae, Holmberg", Boletin de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias en Córdoba (in French), 4: 153–174
  3. Panchuk, Justina; Ferretti, Nelson (17 January 2022). "A first comprehensive ecological approach on the highly endemic mygalomorph spider Mecicobothrium thorelli (Araneae: Mecicobothriidae): understanding life history traits to address future conservation issues". Journal of Natural History. 56 (1–4). Informa UK Limited: 49–66. Bibcode:2022JNatH..56...49P. doi:10.1080/00222933.2022.2048110. ISSN 0022-2933.