Togacantha

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Togacantha
File:Togacantha nordviei.jpg
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Togacantha
Dahl, 1914[1]
Species:
T. nordviei
Binomial name
Togacantha nordviei
(Strand, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Gasteracantha nordviei

Strand, 1913

Togacantha is a genus of orb-weaver spiders found in Africa. It is monotypic and contains the single species Togacantha nordviei. It was first described as a subgenus of Gasteracantha by Friedrich Dahl in 1914,[2] and was later elevated to genus status.[3] Only the female was known until a male was found and described in 1982.[4][1]

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