Clubiona rosserae
Clubiona rosserae, or Rosser's sac spider,[1] is a rare species of sac spider native to wetlands of Great Britain. Though once feared to be extinct, a colony was discovered in 2010 at Chippenham Fen in Cambridgeshire.[2] It can also be found at the Cavenham-Icklingham Heaths Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in north Suffolk.[3]
| Clubiona rosserae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Clubionidae |
| Genus: | Clubiona |
| Species: | C. rosserae |
| Binomial name | |
| Clubiona rosserae Locket, 1953 | |
References
- "Colony of rare spiders discovered". MSN News. 23 November 2010. Archived from the original on 23 November 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
- "First pictures of rare wetland spider in Cambridgeshire". BBC News. 21 November 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
- Cavenham-Icklingham Heaths Archived 2015-05-04 at the Wayback Machine, SSSI citation, Natural England. Retrieved 2013-01-26.
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