Ochyrocera aragogue is a species of spider of the family Ochyroceratidae. It is endemic to Brazil. It was named after the giant spider Aragog in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. It was discovered in the Carajás National Forest in Pará, Brazil.[1]
| Ochyrocera aragogue | |
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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: | Ochyroceratidae |
| Genus: | Ochyrocera |
| Species: | O. aragogue
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| Binomial name | |
| Ochyrocera aragogue Brescovit, Cizauskas & Mota, 2018
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ Brescovit, Antonio D.; Cizauskas, Igor; Mota, Leandro P. (2018). "Seven new species of the spider genus Ochyrocera from caves in Floresta Nacional de Carajás, PA, Brazil (Araneae, Ochyroceratidae)". ZooKeys (726): 87–130. doi:10.3897/zookeys.726.19778. PMC 5799772. PMID 29416386.
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