| Value |
0.43
mm
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| Organism |
Spider Anapistula ataecina |
| Reference |
Mammola S, Michalik P, Hebets EA, Isaia M. Record breaking achievements by spiders and the scientists who study them. PeerJ. 2017 Oct 315:e3972. doi: 10.7717/peerj.3972 p.13 3rd paragraphPubMed ID29104823
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| Primary Source |
Cardoso P, Scharff N. 2009. First record of the spider family Symphytognathidae in Europe and description of Anapistula ataecina sp. n. (Araneae). Zootaxa 2246:45–57 DOI 10.5281/zenodo.190697. |
| Comments |
P.13 3rd paragraph: "Smallest adult female spider—Anapistula ataecina Cardoso & Scharff (Symphytognathidae). The record for the smallest adult female spider goes to one specimen of the type series of Anapistula ataecina, with a body length of 0.43 mm. The species was discovered in the Frade cave system (Portugal), the male is still unknown (primary source)." |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
116059 |