Biology:Rayforstia salmoni

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Short description: Species of spider

Rayforstia salmoni
Invalid status (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Anapidae
Genus: Rayforstia
Species:
R. salmoni
Binomial name
Rayforstia salmoni
(Forster, 1959)
Synonyms

Textricella salmoni

Rayforstia salmoni is a species of Anapidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described as Textricella salmoni in 1959 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens.[2] In 2010 it was transferred to Rayforstia.[1] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000103.[3]

Description

The male is recorded at 1.1mm in length whereas the female is 1.14mm.[2]

Distribution

This species is known from the North Island of New Zealand.[2]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Rix, Michael; Harvey, Mark (2010-02-22). "The spider family Micropholcommatidae (Arachnida: Araneae: Araneoidea): a relimitation and revision at the generic level". ZooKeys (36): 1–321. doi:10.3897/zookeys.36.306. ISSN 1313-2970. Bibcode2010ZooK...36....1R. http://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=2154. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Forster, R. R. (1959). The spiders of the family Symphytognathidae. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 86(3/4): 269-329.
  3. "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/126983. 
  4. 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. 

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