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New cases of teratological deformities in wolf spiders (Araneae: Lycosidae)
List of Authors: Nadolny Anton A., Marusik Yuri M., Kronestedt Torbjörn, Kovblyuk Mykola M., Zamani Alireza
Publisher: British Arachnological Society
Publication year: 2022
Journal: Arachnology
Volume number: 19
Issue number: 2
Start page: 585
End page: 590
eISSN: 2050-9936
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.13156/arac.2022.19.2.585
URL: https://doi.org/10.13156/arac.2022.19.2.585
New cases of abnormalities in the development of the copulatory organs in several species of wolf spiders are described: three specimens with side by side duplicated epigynes, one gynandromorph, four intersexes, and one with pathologically asymmetric epigyne. The potential causes of such disorders are discussed.