Ischalea
Sign in to saveIschalea is a genus of intertidal spiders that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1872. it contains three species, found in Mauritius, on Madagascar, and the Polynesian Islands: I. incerta, I. longiceps, and I. spinipes. Originally placed with the Pisauridae, it was moved to the Stiphidiidae in 1973, and to the Desidae after a 2017 genetic study.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderAraneae
- FamilyDesidae
Observations97
Grouparachnida
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- Stiphidiidae
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Ischalea is a genus of intertidal spiders that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1872. it contains three species, found in Mauritius, on Madagascar, and the Polynesian Islands: I. incerta, I. longiceps, and I. spinipes. Originally placed with the Pisauridae, it was moved to the Stiphidiidae in 1973, and to the Desidae after a 2017 genetic study.
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