Biology:Zoma zoma

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Zoma zoma
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiosomatidae
Genus: Zoma
Species:
Z. zoma
Binomial name
Zoma zoma
Saaristo, 1996[2]

Zoma zoma is a species of ray spider (family Theridiosomatidae) that is endemic to Silhouette Island of Seychelles.[2][3] It was first described by Michael I. Saaristo & A. V. Tanasevitch in 1996.[citation needed] To date Zoma only contains its type species Zoma Zoma.[3] The name of Zoma refers to the belt of silvery corpuscles on the abdomen of the type species.[3] Not much is known about males of the species. Females have a total length, not including chelicerae, of 1.79 mm (.07 inches).[3] It is threatened by habitat degradation from invasive plants, such as Cinnamomum verum.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Gerlach, J. (2014). "Zoma zoma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T196507A2458882. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T196507A2458882.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/196507/2458882. Retrieved 19 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Taxon details Zoma zoma Saaristo, 1996", World Spider Catalog (Natural History Museum Bern), http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/species/40479, retrieved August 4, 2017 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Saaristo, Michael I. (1996). "Theridiosomatid spiders of the granitic islands of Seychelles (Araneae Theridiosomatidae).". Phelsuma 4: 48–52. https://islandbiodiversity.com/Phelsuma%204-5.pdf. Retrieved August 4, 2017. 

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