Biology:Pounamuella australis
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Short description: Species of spider
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Orsolobidae |
| Genus: | Pounamuella |
| Species: | P. australis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pounamuella australis (Forster, 1964)
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Pounamua australis | |
Pounamuella australis is a species of Orsolobidae. The species is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
This species was described as Pounamua australis in 1964 by Ray Forster from female specimens collected on Auckland Island.[2] The species was renamed as Pounamuella australis in 1985 and the male was described.[1] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000011.[3]
Description
The female is recorded at 2.26mm in length whereas the male is 2mm.[1][2]
Distribution
This species is endemic to the Auckland Islands, New Zealand.[1]
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".[4]
References
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/reference/6055.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Forster, R.R (1964). "The Araneae and Opiliones of the subantarctic islands of New Zealand". Pacific Insects Monographs 7: 58–115. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/reference/3639.
- ↑ "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/125281.
- ↑ 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 ☰ Q3019740 entry
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