| Acantharachne | |
|---|---|
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| A. seydeli | |
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| A. seydeli | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Acantharachne Tullgren, 1910 [1] |
| Type species | |
| A. cornuta Tullgren, 1910 | |
| Species | |
8, see text | |
Acantharachne is a genus of African orb-weaver spiders first described by Albert Tullgren in 1910. [2]
The genus Acantharachne was erected by Albert Tullgren in 1910 for the species Acantharachne cornuta . There was already a genus of echinoderms with a name differing only in the last letter, Acantharachna, so in 1929, Embrik Strand put forward a replacement name, Acantharanea. However, as the spelling was different, even if only by one letter, replacement was unnecessary. [1]
The genus name is a combination of Latin acanthus "thorn, spine" and Ancient Greek arachne "spider".
As of January 2026 [update] , this genus includes eight species: [1]
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