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Opopaea
Sign in to saveOpopaea is a genus of goblin spiders of the family Oonopidae. The genus is one of the largest within the family, with almost two hundred accepted species.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderAraneae
- FamilyOonopidae
Observations recorded6,080
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 3,687
- Family
- Oonopidae
- Collections
- MCZ, NMV, AM
- Recorded in
- Thailand, Madagascar, Costa Rica, Australia, Mozambique, China, Panama, Israel
Wikidata facts
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- taxon name
- Opopaea
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Opopaea
- taxon author citation
- Simon, 1891
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Encyclopedic overview
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Opopaea is a genus of goblin spiders of the family Oonopidae. The genus is one of the largest within the family, with almost two hundred accepted species.
==Description== Spiders of the genus are very small, less than 2 mm long. They are usually a reddish-brown color. They have six eyes: four posterior in a straight row, and two anterior.
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