The phylogenetic placement and circumscription of the genus Synotaxus (Araneae:Synotaxidae), a new species from Guyana, and notes on theridioid phylogeny

Invertebrate Systematics

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 719-734

  Agnarsson, Ingi ^a,b  

^a SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEW SPECIES; PHYLOGENETICS; TAXONOMY;

ARANEAE; INVERTEBRATA; ORBICULARIA; SYNOTAXIDAE; SYNOTAXUS; THERIDIIDAE;

EID: 0842280612     PISSN: 14455226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/IS03002     Document Type: Article

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