Biology:Mangua caswell
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Short description: Species of spider
| Mangua caswell | |
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Invalid status (NZ TCS)
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Physoglenidae |
| Genus: | Mangua |
| Species: | M. caswell
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| Binomial name | |
| Mangua caswell Forster, 1990
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Mangua caswell is a species of Physoglenidae spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
This species was described in 1990 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens.[1] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000108.[2]
Description
The male is recorded at 3.49mm in length whereas the female is 3.61mm.[1]
Distribution
This species is only known from Fiordland, New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size" and "Data Poor: Trend".[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Forster, R. R., Platnick, N. I. & Coddington, J. (1990). A proposal and review of the spider family Synotaxidae (Araneae, Araneoidea), with notes on theridiid interrelationships. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 193: 1-116
- ↑ "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/127017.
- ↑ 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" (in English). New Zealand Threat Classification Series 34: 1–37. https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/science-and-technical/nztcs34entire.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q2192390 entry
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