Alpaida tuonabo
Alpaida tuonabo is a species of spider from the genus Alpaida.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Alpaida |
| Species: | A. tuonabo |
| Binomial name | |
| Alpaida tuonabo (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936) | |
Description
Juvenile specimens of A. tuonabo are pale red on their back and black on their belly. Ageing leads to the development of yellow spots on the thorax. Adults also have red-pale and black colouration, as well as noticeable yellow stripes covering most of the abdomen's dorsal side.[2]
References
- Chamberlin, R. V., & Ivie, W. (1936). New spiders from Mexico and Panama. Bulletin of the University of Utah 27(5): 1-, 103.
- Dumas Gálvez; Yostin Jesús Añino Ramos; Jorge M De la O (26 February 2018). "Age variation in the body coloration of the orb-weaver spider Alpaida tuonabo and its implications on foraging". Scientific Reports. 8 (1): 3599. doi:10.1038/S41598-018-21971-0. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 5827658. PMID 29483535. Wikidata Q54941844.
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