Celaenia tuberosa
| Celaenia tuberosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Celaenia |
| Species: | C. tuberosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Celaenia tuberosa (Urquhart, 1889)
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| Synonyms | |
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Thlaosoma tuberosa | |
Celaenia tuberosa is a species of Araneidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]This species was described as Thlaosoma tuberosa in 1889 by Arthur Urquhart from a female specimen collected in Te Karaka.[2] It was transferred to the Celaenia genus in 1917.[1]
Description
[edit]The female is recorded at 5.1 mm (0.20 in) in length.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This species is only known from Te Karaka, New Zealand.[2]
Conservation status
[edit]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".[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Dalmas, R. de (1917). "Araignées de Nouvelle-Zélande". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 86: 317–430.
- ^ a b c Urquhart, A.T. (1889). "On new species of Araneida". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 21: 134–152.
- ^ 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" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 34: 1–37.
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