Palfuria spirembolus
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Palfuria spirembolus is a spider
species of the Zodariidae family.
spira (spiral) and embolus, referring to the long large embolus
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near 18°E, and between 24°-28°S.
Spider
Spiders are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, and chelicerae with fangs that inject venom. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all other groups of organisms...
species of the Zodariidae family.
Etymology
The epitheton is a compound of LatinLatin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
spira (spiral) and embolus, referring to the long large embolus
Embolism
In medicine, an embolism is the event of lodging of an embolus into a narrow capillary vessel of an arterial bed which causes a blockage in a distant part of the body.Embolization is...
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Distribution
P. spirembolus is only known from NamibiaNamibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
near 18°E, and between 24°-28°S.