Cyatholipus tortilis

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Cyatholipus tortilis
Rare [1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Cyatholipidae
Genus: Cyatholipus
Species:
C. tortilis
Binomial name
Cyatholipus tortilis

Cyatholipus tortilis is a species of spider in the family Cyatholipidae. It is endemic to KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.[3][1]

Cyatholipus tortilis is known only from Cathedral Peak in the Ukahlamba Drakensberg World Heritage site, where it occurs at approximately 1649 metres above sea level.[1]

Habitat

The species builds small horizontal sheet webs in vegetation and was collected from open montane grasses in the Grassland Biome. This habitat is seasonally wet and interlaced with permanent streams that harbour tree ferns and other mesic vegetation.[1]

Etymology

Conservation

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