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Janusia
Sign in to saveJanusia is a monotypic genus of Australian wandering spiders containing the single species, Janusia muiri. It was first described by Michael R. Gray in 1973, and has only been found in Australia. Originally placed with the Miturgidae, it was moved to the Ctenidae in 1989.
Species
FamilyMalpighiaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 254
- With media
- 58
- Family
- Malpighiaceae
- Collections
- NY, BAYLU, UEFS, UFRGS, UEL, UESC
- Recorded in
- Brazil, United States, Brasil, Bolivia
Wikidata facts
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- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Janusia
- topic's main category
- Category:Janusia (Ctenidae)
- taxon author citation
- Gray, 1973
- homonymous taxon
- Janusia
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Janusia is a monotypic genus of Australian wandering spiders containing the single species, Janusia muiri. It was first described by Michael R. Gray in 1973, and has only been found in Australia. Originally placed with the Miturgidae, it was moved to the Ctenidae in 1989.
==References==
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