Hexurella rupicola
Gertsch & Platnick, 1979
Hexurella rupicola is a dwarf funnel web spider described by Gertsch and Platnick in 1979. It belongs to the Hexurellidae, a small group of mygalomorph spiders. The species is native to the United States, with records from the US-Mexico borderlands region. It is one of several species within the Hexurella that have been subject to recent taxonomic revision using molecular phylogenetic methods.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Hexurella rupicola: /hɛksʊˈrɛlla rʊˈpɪkɔla/
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Distribution
United States; specifically recorded from the US-Mexico borderlands region.
Similar Taxa
- HexurellaOther within the same ; distinguished through molecular phylogenetic analysis and subtle morphological differences as detailed in recent taxonomic revisions.
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Taxonomic history
The Hexurellidae was historically treated as Mecicobothriidae in some classifications, including the NCBI database. Current taxonomy recognizes Hexurellidae as the valid family name.