Cytaea carolinensis is a species of jumping spiders.
| Cytaea carolinensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Cytaea |
| Species: | C. carolinensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cytaea carolinensis Berry, Beatty & Prószynski, 1998
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Name edit
The species is named for the Caroline Islands, where it was collected.
Appearance edit
C. carolinensis is similar to C. ponapensis and C. rai. Males are 4–5 mm long, females 5.5–6.5 mm.
Distribution edit
C. carolinensis is known from Truk and the Palau group in the Caroline Islands.
References edit
- Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.
External links edit
- Berry, J.W.; Beatty, J.A. & Proszynski, J. (1998): Salticidae of the Pacific Islands. III. Distribution of Seven Genera, with Description of Nineteen New Species and Two New Genera. Journal of Arachnology 26(2): 149-189. PDF
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