Maretyna
Species of spider
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Maretyna is a Chinese monotypic genus of spiders in the family Dictynidae containing the single species, Maretyna nongchao.[2]
| Maretyna | |
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| female and male | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Dictynidae |
| Genus: | Maretyna Lin & Liu, 2025[1] |
| Species: | M. nongchao |
| Binomial name | |
| Maretyna nongchao Lin & Liu, 2025[2] | |
The Chinese name given to this spider by the authors is 弄潮海卷叶蛛; Nòng cháo hǎi juàn yè zhū.[1]
Distribution
Maretyna nongchao is endemic to Hainan province in China.[2] It has been collected in Sanya City on the southern coast of Hainan.[1]
Life style
M. nongchao is an intertidal species in tropical Hainan. The habitat of this new species is completely submerged at high tide.[1]
