Megadictyna is a genus of spiders in the family Megadictynidae. It was first described in 1906 by Friedrich Dahl.[2] As of February 2019[update], it contains only one species, Megadictyna thilenii, found in New Zealand.[1] Similar to many RTA clade spiders, Megadictyna build wheel-shaped orb webs.[3]
| Megadictyna | |
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| M. thilenii, male | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Megadictynidae |
| Genus: | Megadictyna Dahl, 1906 |
| Species: | M. thilenii
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| Binomial name | |
| Megadictyna thilenii Dahl, 1906[1]
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References
edit- ^ a b "Gen. Megadictyna Dahl, 1906". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
- ^ Dahl, F. (1906). "Die gestreckte Körperform bei Spinnen und das System der Araneen". Zoologischer Anzeiger. 31: 60–64.
- ^ Hormiga, Gustavo (2014). "Systematics, Phylogeny, and Evolution of Orb-Weaving Spiders". Annual Review of Entomology. 59: 487–512. doi:10.1146/annurev-ento-011613-162046. PMID 24160416.
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