Maratus spicatus is a species of the genus Maratus (peacock spiders), an Australian member of the jumping spider family.[1] It was described in 2012 and is native to Western Australia.[2]

Maratus spicatus
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Maratus
Species:
M. spicatus
Binomial name
Maratus spicatus
Otto & Hill, 2012[1]
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References

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  1. ^ a b "Taxon details Maratus spicatus Otto & Hill, 2012". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
  2. ^ Otto, Jürgen C.; Hill, David E. (2012). "Notes on Maratus Karsch 1878 and related jumping spiders from Australia, with five new species (Araneae: Salticidae: Euophryinae)" (PDF). Peckhamia. 103 (1).