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.
Ph.D. Candidate, Hormiga Lab
George Washington University
Washington, D.C.
Ph.D. Candidate, Hormiga Lab
George Washington University
Washington, D.C.
Research Awards
Oscar and Jan Francke Student Research Award offered by the International Society of Arachnology.
SpiderIndia
Every year, spider enthusiasts across India meet at a location to learn, teach about spiders and create a spider
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, 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.
- Christopher John Thorpe, Todd Lewis, Matthew Fisher, Claudia Wierzbicki, Siddharth Kulkarni, Lewis Davies, David Pryce, Aparna Watve, Mairi Knight.(2018) Climate structuring of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infection in the threatened amphibians of the northern Western Ghats, India. Royal Society Open Science. 5(6):180211.
- Siddharth Kulkarni, Atul Vartak, Vishwas Deshpande, Dheeraj Halali (2017) The spiny theridiid genus Meotipa Simon, 1895 in India, with description of a strange new species with translucent abdomen and a phylogenetic analysis about the genus placement (Araneae, Theridiidae). Zootaxa 4291 (3): 504-520.
Conferences
Presentation award at the International Congress of Arachnology in Christchurch, New Zealand on the evolution of miniature orb-weavers and major spider lineages. [Cor Vink (left), Peter Michalik and myself].
