Trochosa | |
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Trochosa ruricola , the rustic wolf spider | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Lycosidae |
Genus: | Trochosa C. L. Koch, 1847 [1] |
Species | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Trochosa is a large wolf spider genus found worldwide. [1]
As of November 2021 [update] , the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species: [1]
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