Aquatic macrophytes provide foraging and refuge habitats for a wide variety of macroinvertebrates, including spiders. Examination of Salvinia auriculata plants in lagoons in southeastern Brazil resulted in 44 records of spiders belonging to seven families: Cheiracanthiidae, Linyphiidae, Lycosidae, Pisauridae, Salticidae, Tetragnathidae, and Theridiidae. At least seven morphospecies were identified. It is noteworthy that 61.3% of the sampled individuals were young spiders.
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8 March 2024
Araneofauna associated with the aquatic fern Salvinia auriculata (Aublet, 1775) (Salviniales: Salviniaceae) in southeastern Brazil
Glauco Cássio de Sousa Oliveira,
Antonio Domingos Brescovit
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Arachnology
Vol. 19 • No. 7
March 2024
Vol. 19 • No. 7
March 2024
Araneae
diversity
interactions
macrophytes