| Martensia elegans | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| (unranked): | Archaeplastida |
| Division: | Rhodophyta |
| Class: | Florideophyceae |
| Order: | Ceramiales |
| Family: | Delesseriaceae |
| Genus: | Martensia |
| Species: | M. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| Martensia elegans | |
| Synonyms | |
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Martensia elegans is a red alga species in the genus Martensia . It is a common South African south coast species, extending into KwaZulu-Natal at least as far as Sodwana Bay.
Huntsman spiders, members of the family Sparassidae, are known by this name because of their speed and mode of hunting. They are also called giant crab spiders because of their size and appearance. Larger species sometimes are referred to as wood spiders, because of their preference for woody places. In southern Africa the genus Palystes are known as rain spiders or lizard-eating spiders. Commonly they are confused with baboon spiders from the Mygalomorphae infraorder, which are not closely related.
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M. elegans may refer to:
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