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  1. Teratological cases of the ocular patterns in the South African endemic trapdoor spider genus <em>Stasimopus</em> Simon (1892) (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Stasimopidae)

    Teratological cases of the ocular patterns in the South African endemic trapdoor spider genus Stasimopus Simon (1892) (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Stasimopidae)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Shannon Mitchell --- , South Africa Catherine Sole --- , South Africa Robin Lyle --- , South Africa
    Teratology is the science that deals with the causes and patterns of deformities, abnormalities and defects in the physical development of animals. Teratological occurrences can be due to genetic or environmental conditions. Ocular teratologies are common in hypogean spiders. This...