Pounamuella australis is a species of Orsolobidae. The species is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
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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: | Orsolobidae |
| Genus: | Pounamuella |
| Species: | P. australis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pounamuella australis (Forster, 1964)
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Pounamua australis | |
Taxonomy
editThis species was described as Pounamua australis in 1964 by Ray Forster from female specimens collected on Auckland Island.[2] The species was renamed as Pounamuella australis in 1985 and the male was described.[1] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000011.[3]
Description
editThe female is recorded at 2.26mm in length whereas the male is 2mm.[1][2]
Distribution
editThis species is endemic to the Auckland Islands, New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
editUnder the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of "Island Endemic" and "One Location".[4]
References
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- ^ a b c d Forster, R.R; Platnick, N.L (1985). "A review of the austral spider family Orsolobidae (Arachnida, Araneae), with notes on the superfamily Dysderoidea". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 181: 1–230.
- ^ a b Forster, R.R (1964). "The Araneae and Opiliones of the subantarctic islands of New Zealand". Pacific Insects Monographs. 7: 58–115.
- ^ "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
- ^ Sirvid, P. J.; Vink, C. J.; Fitzgerald, B. M.; Wakelin, M. D.; Rolfe, J.; Michel, P. (2020-01-01). "Conservation status of New Zealand Araneae (spiders), 2020" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 34: 1–37.
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