Ochyrocera ungoliant
| Ochyrocera ungoliant | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Ochyroceratidae |
| Genus: | Ochyrocera |
| Species: | O. ungoliant
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| Binomial name | |
| Ochyrocera ungoliant Brescovit, Cizauskas & Mota, 2018
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Ochyrocera ungoliant is a species of spiders of the family Ochyroceratidae. It is endemic to Brazil. It was named after Ungoliant, an evil spider spirit created by J.R.R. Tolkien, described in the book The Silmarillion.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Brescovit, Antonio D.; Cizauskas, Igor; Mota, Leandro P. (2018). "Seven new species of the spider genus Ochyrocera from caves in Floresta Nacional de Carajás, PA, Brazil (Araneae, Ochyroceratidae)". ZooKeys (726): 87–130. doi:10.3897/zookeys.726.19778. PMC 5799772. PMID 29416386.
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