Neriene litigiosa
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| Neriene litigiosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Neriene |
| Species: | N. litigiosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Neriene litigiosa (Keyserling, 1886) | |
Neriene litigiosa, the sierra dome spider, is a species of sheet weaver spider in the family Linyphiidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America and has been introduced into China.[5] This species' complex mating system has been under study since 1980 at University of Montana's Flathead Lake Biological Station by Dr. Paul J. Watson.[6]