Cteniza moggridgei
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Ctenizidae |
| Genus: | Cteniza |
| Species: | C. moggridgei
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| Binomial name | |
| Cteniza moggridgei O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1874[1]
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Cteniza moggridgei is a species of trapdoor spider found in France and Italy.[2][3] On the Ionian Islands, their nests are often found among the roots of olive trees. These nests are sometimes found clustered together, but their proximity is not necessarily a sign of their sociality.[4]
Its nests are rarely on flat ground, more often found on sloping to vertical banks so that gravity naturally pulls the door closed.[4] The trapdoors have a cork-like lid that is not flush with the surrounding surface when shut, as is normal of this type of trap. Instead, it has short spur-like protrusions above and behind the hinge that serve as a lever to make raising and lowering the lid easier.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Cteniza moggridgei O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1874". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
- ^ a b Natural History Museum Bern. "World Spider Catalog". wsc.nmbe.ch. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
- ^ Decae, Arthur; Mammola, Stefano; Rizzo, Pierluigi; Isaia, Marco (2019-01-29). "Systematics, ecology and distribution of the mygalomorph spider genus Cteniza Latreille, 1829 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Ctenizidae)". Zootaxa. 4550 (4). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4550.4.2. ISSN 1175-5334.
- ^ a b c Moggridge, J. T. (1873). "Harvesting ants and trap-door spiders". L. Reeve & Co., London: 90-95.
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External links
[edit]"Cteniza moggridgei". The Encyclopedia of Life.
