| Copa kei | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Corinnidae |
| Genus: | Copa |
| Species: | C. kei |
| Binomial name | |
| Copa kei Haddad, 2013 | |
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| Cope kei shown as yellow triangles. Copa flavoplumosa shown as black circles. | |
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