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Pseudicius Gracilis
''Pseudicius gracilis'' is a species of jumping spider in the genus ''Pseudicius'' that lives in South Africa. The spider was first defined in 2011 by Charles Haddad and Wanda WesoĊowska. The spider is small, with an oval carapace between long and an ovoid Opisthosoma, abdomen that measures between long. The male and female are similar in size, shape and colouration. The carapace is dark brown with a black Spider vision, eye field and the abdomen is brown with a pattern of six patches that line the sides and two rounded spots to the back. It is almost indistinguishable from species in the genus ''Afraflacilla'', particularly ''Afraflacilla elegans'', ''Afraflacilla karinae'' and ''Afraflacilla zuluensis''. It can be best differentiated by its copulatory organs, particularly the shape of the male tibial apo[apophyses, or appendages and the arrangement of pocket and openings on the female epigyne. Taxonomy ''Pseudicius gracilis'' is a jumping spider that was first Species descri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. Other ways of defining species include their karyotype, DNA sequence, morphology, behaviour or ecological niche. In addition, paleontologists use the concept of the chronospecies since fossil reproduction cannot be examined. The most recent rigorous estimate for the total number of species of eukaryotes is between 8 and 8.7 million. However, only about 14% of these had been described by 2011. All species (except viruses) are given a two-part name, a "binomial". The first part of a binomial is the genus to which the species belongs. The second part is called the specific name or the specific epithet (in botanical nomenclature, also sometimes i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
