Tooth Cave spider | |
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Tooth Cave spider from Gallifer Cave, Travis County, TX | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Leptonetidae |
Genus: | Tayshaneta |
Species: | T. myopica
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Binomial name | |
Tayshaneta myopica | |
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The Tooth Cave spider, formerly Neoleptoneta myopica,[2] now Tayshaneta myopica,[1] is a 1.6 mm (1⁄16 in) long spider in the family Leptonetidae. It is endemic to limestone caves near Austin, Texas in the United States and is considered an endangered species.[2]