Plesiothele
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Plesiothele is a monotypic genus of Australian funnel-web spiders containing the single species, Plesiothele fentoni,[2] also known as Lake Fenton trapdoor spider.[3] The genus was first described by Robert John Raven in 1978,[1] and has only been found in Tasmania, Australia.[2][3] Originally placed with the curtain web spiders, it was moved to the Hexathelidae in 1980.[4]
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Plesiothele | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Hexathelidae |
Genus: | Plesiothele Raven, 1978[1] |
Species: | P. fentoni |
Binomial name | |
Plesiothele fentoni (Hickman, 1936) | |
Synonyms | |
Hexathele fentoni Hickman, 1936 |
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Plesiothele fentoni is a ground-dwelling spider that lives in lidless, silk-lined burrows some 5 cm (2.0 in) deep. It grows to 15 mm (0.6 in) in length. The abdomen is yellow-brown and strongly patterned.[3]