Muziris is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1901.[2] The name is derived from Muziris, a lost city in India (presumed to be present day Kodungallur).

Muziris
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Muziris
Simon, 1901[1]
Type species
M. doleschalli
(Thorell, 1878)
Species

7, see text

Species

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As of July 2019 it contains seven species spread over several island groups in the Pacific Ocean, with one species found in Australia. They are found in Indonesia, on Vanuatu, in Papua New Guinea, Australia, and Samoa:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Muziris Simon, 1901". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
  2. ^ Simon, E (1901). Histoire naturelle des araignées. Paris: Roret. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.
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