Trechalea gertschi

Carico & Minch, 1981

long-legged water spider

Trechalea gertschi, known as the long-legged water , is a of true spider described by Carico & Minch in 1981. It belongs to the Trechaleidae, a group of spiders associated with aquatic and semi-aquatic . The species occurs in the United States and Mexico.

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How to pronounce Trechalea gertschi: //trɛˈkaɪliə ˈɡɛrtʃi//

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Distribution

United States and Mexico.

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Taxonomic history

Described by Carico & Minch in 1981. The specific epithet honors Norman I. Platnick's mentor, Willis J. Gertsch, a prominent arachnologist.

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