Ricinoides atewa

Ricinoides atewa is an arachnid of the Ricinoididae family. This species was discovered during a RAP in Ghana. The species resembles a mixture of a crab and a spider, with the reproductive organ on its two legs.[1][2]

Ricinoides atewa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Ricinulei
Family: Ricinoididae
Genus: Ricinoides
Species:
R. atewa
Binomial name
Ricinoides atewa
Naskrecki, 2008

They feed on termites and ants.

References

  1. Piotr Naskrecki (2008). "A new ricinuleid of the genus Ricinoides Ewing (Arachnida, Ricinulei) from Ghana" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1698: 57–64.
  2. Jennifer McCullough; Leeanne E. Alonso; Piotr Naskrecki; Heather E. Wright; Yaw Osei-Owusu (2008). "A Rapid Biological Assessment of the Atewa Range Forest Reserve, Eastern Ghana" (PDF). Bulletin of Biological Assessment. 47: 63–75. ISBN 978-1-934151-09-9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-28.
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