Species Dolomedes triton - Sixspotted Fishing Spider

Classification · Explanation of Names

Some type of water spider. - Dolomedes triton

Six-spotted Fishing Spider with a Dancer - Dolomedes triton

Six-spotted Fishing Spider - Dolomedes triton

Dolomedes triton - Six-spotted Fishing Spider - Dolomedes triton

Marsh spider and pals - Dolomedes triton

Yet another Dolomedes, I imagine... - Dolomedes triton

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Arachnida (Arachnids)

Order Araneae (Spiders)

Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)

No Taxon (Entelegynes)

Family Pisauridae (Nursery Web Spiders)

Genus Dolomedes (Fishing Spiders)

No Taxon (fimbriatus group)

Species triton (Sixspotted Fishing Spider)

Explanation of Names

Greek (τριτων): named after the minor sea god, son of Poseidon.

Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 1:20pm
Additional contributions by Chuck Entz, kschnei
Last updated 30 August, 2008 - 11:08pm

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