Actinosoma

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Actinosoma pentacanthum
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A. pentacanthum
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A. pentacanthum in Bolivia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Actinosoma
Species:
A. pentacanthum
Binomial name
Actinosoma pentacanthum
Holmberg, 1883 [1]

Actinosoma is a genus of orb-weaver spiders containing the single species, Actinosoma pentacanthum. It was first described by E. L. Holmberg in 1883, [2] and is found throughout South America, from Colombia to Argentina. [1] [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Gen. Actinosoma Holmberg, 1883". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
  2. Holmberg, E. L. (1883). "Géneros y especies de arácnidos argentinos nuevos ó poco conocidos". Anales de la Sociedad Científica Argentina. 15: 232–239.
  3. "Actinosoma pentacanthum". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2021-12-25.