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Horrid ground weaver

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Nothophantes horridus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Subkingdom:	Eumetazoa
Superphylum:	Protostome
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Species:	N . horridus

Horrid ground weaver (Nothophantes horridus) Merrett & Stevens, 1995 is a spider belonging to the family Linyphiidae.

It is the only known species of the genus Nothophantes.

Description

The Horrid ground-weaver has a total body length of 2.5mm. It has a bristly body and palps. It is thought to be nocturnal and troglodytic.

The name comes from the Greek Notho (spurious) and Hyphantes (weaver), and the Latin horridus (bristly).

Distribution and conservation status

The species has only been found in two quarries in England, near the city of Plymouth, and as such is believed to be endemic to that country . One of the two sites has since been built on. The other site is the subject of a planning inquiry.

Nothophantes horridus was classed as a Critically Endangered priority species under the United Kingdom Biodiversity Action Plan in 2007 and as a Species of Principal Importance under the Natural_Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 in 2008. These classifications continue under the UK Post-2010 Biodiversity Framework published in 2012.

Taxonomy

The species has been described from a total of 9 specimens found between 1989 and 1997.

Further reading

• Merrett, P. & R.A. Stevens, 1995 - A new genus and species of linyphiid spider from south-west England (Araneae: Linyphiidae). Bull. Br. arachnol. Soc. vol.10, pp.118-120.
• Merrett, P. & R.A. Stevens, 1999 - The male of Nothophantes horridus Merrett & Stevens (Araneae: Linyphiidae). Bull. Br. arachnol. Soc. vol.11, pp.129-130.

External links

• The world spider catalog, Linyphiidae URL Retrieved 7 April 2013

Category:Linyphiidae