Galianora bryicola is a species of jumping spider (family Salticidae) from Ecuador.[1]

Galianora bryicola
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Galianora
Species:
G. bryicola
Binomial name
Galianora bryicola
Maddison, 2006[1]

Males are about 4 mm long, adult females are not yet known. This species is brown with a generalized salticid body form. The carapace is brown to black with a pale central longitudinal stripe on the thorax. The back of the abdomen is medium brown with indistinct speckling, the underside is black.[2]

One male was collected on a tree trunk, several juveniles were collected by beating moss-covered branches and tree trunks in the understorey of lowland rainforest.[2]

Name

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The species name refers to the habitat of mossy tree trunks: bryicola means "dwelling on moss".[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Taxon details Galianora bryicola Maddison, 2006". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  2. ^ a b c Maddison, Wayne P. (2006). "New lapsiine jumping spiders from Ecuador (Araneae: Salticidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1255: 17–28. Retrieved 2017-03-07.