Telema tenella
Telema tenella is a species of spider in the family Telemidae. The species is endemic to the eastern Pyrénées between Spain and France.
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Telemidae |
Genus: | Telema |
Species: | T. tenella |
Binomial name | |
Telema tenella (Simon, 1882) | |
Description
Telema tenella has a length of about 1.5 to 2 mm. Being cave-dwelling, it is eyeless. It is also lungless.[1] This spider can live up to sixteen years old, including twelve years as an adult.[2]
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Distribution
Telema tenella is found in the caves of the eastern Pyrénées. In France, it can be found in Pyrénées-Orientales around the Canigou, in Montferrer and La Preste.[2] In Spain, it is found in the province of Girona.[1]
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References
- (in French) Entoflorachne, description de l'espèce Telema tenella par André Lopez-Moncet
- Cárdenas, Fabricio (2014). 66 petites histoires du Pays Catalan [66 Little Stories of Catalan Country] (in French). Perpignan: Ultima Necat. ISBN 978-2-36771-006-8. OCLC 893847466.
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