The enigmatic Otway odd-clawed spider (Progradungula otwayensis Milledge, 1997, Gradungulidae, Araneae): Natural history, first description of the female and micro-computed tomography of the male palpal organ

ZooKeys

Volumn 335, Issue , 2013, Pages 101-112

  Michalik, Peter ^a,b   Piacentini, Luis ^c   Lipke, Elisabeth ^a   Ramírez, Martin J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^c MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Micro CT; Nothofagus; Palp; Spermatheca; Taxonomy; Web

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885824310     PISSN: 13132989     EISSN: 13132970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.335.6030     Document Type: Article

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