Martensikara is a monotypic genus of east African huntsman spiders containing the single species, Martensikara jocheni. It was first described by Peter Jäger in 2021,[2] and it has only been found in Madagascar.[1]

Martensikara
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Sparassidae
Genus: Martensikara
Jäger, 2021[1]
Species:
M. jocheni
Binomial name
Martensikara jocheni
Jäger, 2021[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Martensikara Jäger, 2021". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2022. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  2. ^ Jäger, P. (2021). "Two new enigmatic genera of huntsman spiders from Madagascar (Araneae: Sparassidae)". Zootaxa. 4984 (1): 335–346. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4984.1.24. S2CID 235686062.