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Raft spider
| Raft spider | |
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| Raft spider attack position | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Dolomedidae |
| Genus: | Dolomedes |
| Species: | D. fimbriatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Dolomedes fimbriatus | |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Araneus fimbriatus Clerck, 1757 | |
The raft spider, scientific name Dolomedes fimbriatus, is a large semi-aquatic spider of the family Dolomedidae found throughout north-western and central Europe.[2] It is one of only two species of the genus Dolomedes found in Europe, the other being the slightly larger Dolomedes plantarius which is endangered in the UK.[3]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
WSC_s27290was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Summary for Dolomedes fimbriatus (Araneae)". srs.britishspiders.org.uk. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
- ^ "Welcome to the web site dedicated to the fen raft spider | Dolomedes.org.uk". www.dolomedes.org.uk. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
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