Biology:Araneus gazerti
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Araneus |
| Species: | A. gazerti
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| Binomial name | |
| Araneus gazerti (Strand, 1909)[1]
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Araneus gazerti is a species of spider in the family Araneidae.[2] It is endemic to the Western Cape of South Africa.[3]
Distribution
Araneus gazerti is known only from Fish Hoek in the Western Cape, at an altitude of 50 m above sea level.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The juvenile specimens were collected in July 1903 from the Fynbos biome. Nothing is known about their behaviour.[3]
Description
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Conservation
Araneus gazerti is listed as Data Deficient for Taxonomic reasons. Identification of this species is problematic as juveniles are difficult to identify and no drawings were provided. The status of the species remains obscure.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was originally described from four juveniles by Embrik Strand in 1909 as Aranea gazerti from Fish Hoek.[1] Due to the absence of type material in combination with description based on a juvenile, with lack of recollection and illustration, there are strong arguments to consider the species as a nomen dubium.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Strand, E. (1909). "Spinnentiere von Südafrika und einigen Inseln gesammelt bei der deutschen Südpolar-Expedition". Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1905 10 (5): 541–596.
- ↑ "Araneus gazerti (Strand, 1909)". World Spider Catalog. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/species/2866. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N.; Webb, P. (2022). The Araneidae of South Africa. Version 2: part 1 (A-C). South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. pp. 20. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6326922.
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Wikidata ☰ Q1873924 entry
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