Maratus unicup
Species of spider
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Maratus unicup is a species of jumping spider of the genus Maratus.[1]
| Maratus unicup | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Maratus |
| Species: | M. unicup |
| Binomial name | |
| Maratus unicup Otto, 2018 | |
The species was identified in 2018 while biologist Jurgen Otto and associate David Hill were looking for the peacock spider species Maratus tortus in southern Western Australia in 2017.[2][3]