Biology:Uzakia
Uzakia is a monotypic genus of South Pacific araneomorph spiders in the family Cycloctenidae containing the single species, Uzakia unica. and has only been found in New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
This species was first described as Anaua unica by Ray Forster in 1970 from female specimens.[2] The genus name Uzakia is a replacement name for Anaua, which had already been used in the Orthoptera.[3] The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[2]
Description
The female is recorded at 5.4mm in length.[2] The male palp was illustrated in a later publication, but no other character details were recorded.[4]
Distribution
This species is only known from Fiordland, New Zealand.[2]
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".[5]
References
- ↑ Gen. Uzakia Koçak & Kemal, 2008. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/694. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Forster, R. R. (1970). The spiders of New Zealand. Part III. Otago Museum Bulletin 3: 1-184
- ↑ Koçak, A. Ö.; Kemal, M. (2008). "New synonyms and replacement names in the genus group taxa of Araneida.". Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara, Miscellaneous Papers 139-140: 1–4. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/reference/10789.
- ↑ Forster, Raymond Robert; Blest, A. David (1979-01-01). "The Spiders of New Zealand Part V: Cycloctenidae, Gnaphosidae, Clubionidae, Linyphiidae-Mynoglenidae". Otago Museum bulletin 5: 1–173. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q113167425.
- ↑ 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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