Cyclosa elongata
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| Long-Tailed Garbage-Line Web Spider | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Cyclosa |
| Species: | C. elongata |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyclosa elongata (Lawrence, 1947) | |
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Cyclosa elongata is a species of spider in the family Araneidae. It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the long-tailed garbage-line web spider.[1][2]
Cyclosa elongata has a wide distribution across four South African provinces, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, and Mpumalanga. Notable locations include Addo Elephant National Park, Baviaanskloof Nature Reserve, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, Ndumo Game Reserve, Kruger National Park, and Tembe Elephant Park.[2]
