Tissahamia ethagala

Tissahamia ethagala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Pholcidae
Genus: Tissahamia
Species:
T. ethagala
Binomial name
Tissahamia ethagala
(Huber, 2011)
Synonyms[1]
  • Pholcus ethagala Huber, 2011

Tissahamia ethagala is a species of spider in the family Pholcidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.[1]

Taxonomy

The species was first described in 2011 by Huber as Pholcus ethagala.[1] It was transferred to the new genus Tissahamia in 2018 as a result of a molecular phylogenetic study.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Taxon details Tissahamia ethagala (Huber, 2011)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
  2. ^ Huber, B.A.; Eberle, J. & Dimitrov, D. (2018). "The phylogeny of pholcid spiders: a critical evaluation of relationships suggested by molecular data (Araneae, Pholcidae)". ZooKeys (789): 51–101. doi:10.3897/zookeys.789.22781. PMC 6193417. PMID 30344435.


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