Biology:Legendrena

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Short description: Genus of spiders

Legendrena
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Gallieniellidae
Genus: Legendrena
Platnick, 1984[1]
Type species
L. angavokely
Platnick, 1984
Species

7, see text

Legendrena is a genus of East African araneomorph spiders in the family Gallieniellidae, and was first described by Norman I. Platnick in 1984.[2]

Species

(As of May 2019) it contains seven species, all found in Madagascar :[1]

  • Legendrena angavokely Platnick, 1984 (type) – Madagascar
  • Legendrena perinet Platnick, 1984 – Madagascar
  • Legendrena rolandi Platnick, 1984 – Madagascar
  • Legendrena rothi Platnick, 1995 – Madagascar
  • Legendrena spiralis Platnick, 1995 – Madagascar
  • Legendrena steineri Platnick, 1990 – Madagascar
  • Legendrena tamatave Platnick, 1984 – Madagascar

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Gen. Legendrena Platnick, 1984. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/884. Retrieved 2019-06-04. 
  2. Platnick, N. I. (1984). "Studies on Malagasy spiders, 1. The family Gallieniellidae (Araneae, Gnaphosoidea).". American Museum Novitates (2801): 1–17. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2517767 entry