Panaretella zuluana
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| Hluhluwe panaretella huntsman spider | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Sparassidae |
| Genus: | Panaretella |
| Species: | P. zuluana |
| Binomial name | |
| Panaretella zuluana | |
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Panaretella zuluana is a spider species in the family Sparassidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Hluhluwe panaretella huntsman spider.[3]
Panaretella zuluana is found in KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga provinces. The species has been sampled from Hluhluwe Nature Reserve, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, Ndumo Game Reserve, Nkandla Forest, and Kruger National Park. It occurs at altitudes ranging from 20 to 1,102 m.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Panaretella zuluana is a free-living plant dweller sampled from the Indian Ocean Coastal Belt and Savanna biomes.[3]
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