Publications by authors named "Anthea Carmichael"
Mol Phylogenet Evol
June 2010
Article Synopsis
- Penestomine spiders were initially described from females and later revealed surprising male morphological features, specifically the retrolateral tibial apophysis (RTA), which is typically characteristic of a different spider clade.
- A molecular analysis was conducted to determine whether penestomines are actually part of the Eresidae family or belong to the RTA clade, revealing insights about the loss and gain of the cribellum—a spinning organ among spiders.
- The study also suggests revisions to the classification of various spider families and establishes the new family Penestomidae, along with some Latin name changes and transfers between families based on evolutionary relationships.
