Patu is a genus of dwarf orb-weavers that was first described by Brian John Marples in 1951.[2] Two candidates for the "smallest species of spider", are in this genus, Patu digua[3] and Patu marplesi.[4]

Patu
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Symphytognathidae
Genus: Patu
Marples, 1951[1]
Type species
P. vitiensis
Marples, 1951
Species

18, see text

Species

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As of November 2021 it contains eighteen species, found in Asia, Oceania, on the Seychelles, and in Colombia:[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2021). "Gen. Patu Marples, 1951". World Spider Catalog Version 22.5. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  2. ^ Marples, B. J. (1951). "Pacific symphytognathid spiders". Pacific Science. 5: 47–51.
  3. ^ Shear, William A. (1986). Spiders--webs, Behavior, and Evolution. Stanford University Press. pp. 425–. ISBN 978-0-8047-1203-3.
  4. ^ "Smallest spider". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 2017-07-06.