Goyenia is a genus of South Pacific intertidal spiders that was first described by Raymond Robert Forster in 1970.[2]

Goyenia
Goyenia spp. seen in Arthur's Pass National Park
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Desidae
Genus: Goyenia
Forster, 1970[1]
Type species
G. electa
Forster, 1970
Species

10, see text

Species

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As of May 2019 it contains ten species, all found in New Zealand:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Goyenia Forster, 1970". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  2. ^ Forster, R. R. (1970). "The spiders of New Zealand. Part III". Otago Museum Bulletin. 3: 1–184.