Pseudopartona

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Pseudopartona
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Pseudopartona
Species:
P. ornata
Binomial name
Pseudopartona ornata
Caporiacco, 1954 [1]

Pseudopartona is a genus of the jumping spiders only found in French Guiana. As of 2017, it contains only one species, Pseudopartona ornata. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Salticidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-04-20.