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Stasimopus purcelli
Stasimopus purcelli is a species of spider in the family Stasimopidae. It is endemic to South Africa.
From the article Stasimopus purcelli on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
Stasimopus purcelli is endemic to the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is known only from Caledon at an altitude of 217 m above sea level.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
The species inhabits the Fynbos biome. Stasimopus purcelli is a ground dweller that constructs silk-lined burrows closed with a cork-lid trapdoor.
Wikipedia: “Habitat and ecology”
In human culture
The species is named after William Frederick Purcell, a prominent South African arachnologist who described many spider species from the region.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 690952.