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Pounamuella australis

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Species of spider

Pounamuella australis
Conservation status

Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Orsolobidae
Genus: Pounamuella
Species: P. australis
Binomial name
Pounamuella australis
(Forster, 1964)
Synonyms

Pounamua australis

Pounamuella australis is a species of Orsolobidae. The species is endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

This species was described as Pounamua australis in 1964 by Ray Forster from female specimens collected on Auckland Island. The species was renamed as Pounamuella australis in 1985 and the male was described. The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000011.

Description

The female is recorded at 2.26mm in length whereas the male is 2mm.

Distribution

This species is endemic to the Auckland Islands, New Zealand.

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon" with the qualifiers of "Island Endemic" and "One Location".

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Forster, R.R (1964). "The Araneae and Opiliones of the subantarctic islands of New Zealand". Pacific Insects Monographs. 7: 58–115.
  3. "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
  4. 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.
Taxon identifiers
Pounamuella australis


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