Pounamuella complexa is a species of Orsolobidae. The species is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Pounamuella complexa | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Orsolobidae |
Genus: | Pounamuella |
Species: | P. complexa
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Binomial name | |
Pounamuella complexa (Forster, 1956)
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Synonyms | |
Pounamua complexa |
Taxonomy
editThis species was described as Pounamua complexa in 1956 by Ray Forster from male specimens collected in Fiordland.[1] It was redescribed as Pounamuella complexa in 1985.[2]
Distribution
editThis species is only known from Fiordland, New Zealand.[1][2]
Conservation status
editUnder the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[3]
References
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- ^ a b c Forster, R. R (1956). "New Zealand spiders of the family Oonopidae". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 7: 89–169.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.