Evolution of the miniature orb weaving spiders
Patu digua, the smallest known spider (0.37 mm long) on the planet belongs to the family of miniature spiders, Symphytognathidae.
Research Associate,
Sharma Lab
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, W.I.
Research Awards
National Geographic Society Early Career Grant and more ...
SpiderIndia
Every year, spider enthusiasts across India meet to discuss their observations about spiders.
How did spiders become smaller?: tracing the palp size reduction and its loss
In female spiders, the second pair of appendages, pedipalps serves as a sensory organ and in males they are modified
Systematics and biogeography of the leucaugine spider genus Orsinome (Araneae, Tetragnathidae)
The tetragnathid spider genus Orsinome is presently recognized by 17 species, mostly known from Asian tropics, many with singular records and restricted
Publications
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- Siddharth Kulkarni, Robert Kallal, Hannah Wood, Dimitar Dimitrov, Gonzalo Giribet & Gustavo Hormiga (2021) Interrogating genomic-scale data to resolve recalcitrant nodes in the Spider Tree of Life. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 1-13.
- Robert Kallal, Siddharth Kulkarni, Dimitar Dimitrov, Ligia Benavides, Miquel Arnedo, Gonzalo Giribet & Gustavo Hormiga (2021) Converging on the orb: denser taxon sampling elucidates spider phylogeny and new analytical methods support repeated evolution of the orb web. Cladistics. 1-19.
- Siddharth Kulkarni, Hannah Wood, Michael Lloyd, Gustavo Hormiga (2020) Spider-specific probe set for ultraconserved elements offers new perspectives on the evolutionary history of spiders (Arachnida, Araneae). Molecular Ecology Resources.1-19.
Conferences
Presentation award at the International Congress of Arachnology in Christchurch, New Zealand (2019) on the evolution of miniature orb-weavers and major spider lineages. [Cor Vink (left), Peter Michalik and yours truly].
