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Cyrtarachne sunjoymongai

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Cyrtarachne sunjoymongai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Cyrtarachne
Species:
C. sunjoymongai
Binomial name
Cyrtarachne sunjoymongai
Ahmed, Sumukha, Khalap, Mohan & Jadhav, 2015

Cyrtarachne sunjoymongai is a species of orb-weaver spider from the forests of the Western Ghats of Karnataka, India. It was first formally named in 2015, after naturalist and photographer Sunjoy Monga.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Ahmed, Javed; Khalap, Rajashree; Sumukha, JN; Mohan, Krishna; Bhushan, Jadhav (2015). "A NEW SPECIES OF Cyrtarachne,THORELL, 1868 (ARANEAE: ARANEIDAE: CYRTARACHNINAE) FROM THE SACRED GROVE FORESTS OF CENTRAL WESTERN GHATS, INDIA" (PDF). Indian Journal of Arachnology. 4 (2). Indian Society of Arachnology: 16–21. ISSN 2278-1587. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Cyrtarachne sunjoymongai Ahmed, Sumukha, Khalap, Mohan & Jadhav, 2015". wsc.nmbe.ch. NMBE - World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  3. ^ TNN. "Three spider species named after city naturalist, wildlife researchers". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 April 2020.