Hemicloea rogenhoferi, also known as the flattened bark spider, is a species of spider belonging to the family Trochanteriidae. The spider is endemic to the east coast of Australia.[2] It is also naturalised in New Zealand where it has established at sites throughout the North Island and South Island.[3][4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Trochanteriidae |
| Genus: | Hemicloea |
| Species: | H. rogenhoferi
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Hemicloea rogenhoferi is a moderately large spider with a distinctively flattened body for squeezing into narrow spaces under bark.
References
edit- ^ a b "Taxon details Hemicloea rogenhoferi L. Koch, 1875". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ "Hemicloea rogenhoferi L. Koch, 1875". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ "Hemicloea rogenhoferi L. Koch, 1875". New Zealand Organisms Register. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ "Flattened bark spider (Hemicloea rogenhoferi)". NatureWatch NZ. Retrieved 2 December 2014.