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Dolomedes briangreenei

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Dolomedes briangreenei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Pisauridae
Genus: Dolomedes
Species:
D. briangreenei
Binomial name
Dolomedes briangreenei
Raven & Hebron, 2018[1]

Dolomedes briangreenei is a species of fishing spiders found in Australia.[1][2] The species name honours the physicist Brian Greene.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Taxon details Dolomedes briangreenei Raven & Hebron, 2018", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2018-04-29
  2. ^ Molloy, Mark (9 March 2016). "Meet Brian: the 'surfing' spider that rides waves to hunt prey". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  3. ^ Howard, Brian Clark (March 11, 2016). "A Spider Named Brian". National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on April 2, 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-13.