Trogloraptor
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Trogloraptor is a genus of large spiders found in the caves of southwestern Oregon. It is the sole genus in the family Trogloraptoridae, and includes only one species, Trogloraptor marchingtoni.[1] These spiders are predominantly yellow-brown in color with a maximum leg span of 3 in (7.6 cm). They are remarkable for having hook-like claws on the raptorial last segments of their legs.
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Trogloraptor | |
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Male Trogloraptor marchingtoni | |
Female Trogloraptor marchingtoni | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Trogloraptoridae Griswold, Audisio & Ledford, 2012[1] |
Genus: | Trogloraptor Griswold, Audisio & Ledford, 2012[1] |
Species: | T. marchingtoni |
Binomial name | |
Trogloraptor marchingtoni Griswold, Audisio & Ledford, 2012[1] | |
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Trogloraptor belongs to one of only three new spider families described since 1990. The specific name is in honor of the amateur cave biologist and deputy sheriff Neil Marchington.