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Cebrennus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Sparassidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Spider

Class
  
Arachnida

Scientific name
  
Cebrennus

Rank
  
Genus

Similar
  
Cebrennus rechenbergi, Balanophora coralliformis, Deuteragenia ossarium, Phyllodesmium acanthorhinum, Phryganistria tamdaoensis

Cebrennus rechenbergi the flic flac spider p ianjenul flic flac


Cebrennus is a genus of huntsman spiders mostly found in Northern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. The genus was first described by Eugéne Simon in 1880.

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The Moroccan flic-flac spider, C. rechenbergi, was first described in 2014. It uses a flic-flac motion to escape threats.

Cebrennus spider in erg chebbi morocco


Species

According to The World Spider Catalog, Version 14.5:

  • Cebrennus aethiopicus Simon, 1880 — Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia
  • Cebrennus atlas Jäger, 2014 — Morocco
  • Cebrennus castaneitarsis Simon, 1880 — Algeria to Israel
  • Cebrennus concolor (Denis, 1947) — Egypt
  • Cebrennus cultrifer Fage, 1921 — Algeria
  • Cebrennus flagellatus Jäger, 2014 — Afghanistan
  • Cebrennus intermedius Jäger, 2000 — Saudi Arabia
  • Cebrennus kochi (O. P.-Cambridge, 1872) — Israel
  • Cebrennus laurae Jäger, 2014 — Canary Islands
  • Cebrennus logunovi Jäger, 2000 — Turkmenistan
  • Cebrennus mayri Jäger, 2000 — Oman
  • Cebrennus powelli Fage, 1921 — Morocco
  • Cebrennus rechenbergi Jäger, 2014 — Morocco
  • Cebrennus rungsi Jäger, 2000 — Morocco
  • Cebrennus tunetanus Simon, 1885 — Tunisia
  • Cebrennus villosus (Jézéquel & Junqua, 1966) — Algeria, Tunisia
  • Cebrennus waegi (Simon, 1874) — Algeria, Tunisia

    • References

    Cebrennus Wikipedia
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