Biology:Matua (spider)
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Short description: Genus of spiders
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Gnaphosidae |
| Genus: | Matua Forster, 1979[1] |
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| M. valida Forster, 1979
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Matua is a genus of South Pacific ground spiders that was first described by Raymond Robert Forster in 1979.[2] As of May 2019[update] it contains only two species, both found in New Zealand: M. festiva and M. valida.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Gen. Matua Forster, 1979". Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/956. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
- ↑ Forster, R. R. (1979). "The spiders of New Zealand. Part V. Cycloctenidae, Gnaphosidae, Clubionidae.". Otago Museum Bulletin 5: 1–95.
Wikidata ☰ Q2227717 entry
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