Pounamuella insula 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. insula
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| Binomial name | |
| Pounamuella insula | |
Taxonomy
editThis species was described in 1985 by Ray Forster and Norman Platnick from female specimens collected in Poor Knights Islands. The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03015000.[2]
Description
editThe female is recorded at 1.6mm in length.[1]
Distribution
editThis species is only known from Poor Knight Islands.[1]
Conservation status
editUnder the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers "Island Endemic" and "One Location".[3]
References
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- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ "Specimen Details". scd.landcareresearch.co.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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