Macracantha

Macracantha arcuata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Araneoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Ordo: Araneae Subordo: Opisthothelae Infraordo: Araneomorphae Taxon: Neocribellatae Series: Entelegynae Superfamilia: Araneoidea

Familia: Araneidae
Subfamilia: Gasteracanthinae
Tribus: Gasteracanthini
Genus: Macracantha
Species: M. arcuata

Name

Macracantha Simon, 1864

Etymology

Greek: μακρὸς ἃκανθα (makròs àcantha), English: Large thorn.

References

• Macharoenboon, K., Siriwut, W. & Jeratthitikul, E. 2021. A review of the taxonomy of spiny-backed orb-weaving spiders of the subfamily Gasteracanthinae (Araneae, Araneidae) in Thailand. ZooKeys 1032: 17–62. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1032.62001 Reference page.  [as Macracantha p. 43]
• Simon, Eugène: Histoire naturelle des araignées (aranéides), Paris, Librairie encyclopédique de Roret, p. 287-8 [1].