Spruce-fir moss spider

Spruce-fir moss spider

Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Microhexuridae
Genus: Microhexura
Species:
M. montivaga
Binomial name
Microhexura montivaga
Synonyms[2]
  • Microhexura montivagus [sic] Crosby & Bishop, 1925

The spruce-fir moss spider (Microhexura montivaga) is an endangered species of spider found at high elevations in the southern Appalachian Mountains. First identified in 1923, it inhabits moss that grows on rocks underneath the forest canopy.

  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
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