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Guizygiella

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Guizygiella
Guizygiella nadleri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Guizygiella
Zhu, Kim & Song, 1997[1]
Type species
G. salta
(Yin & Gong, 1996)
Species

6, see text

Guizygiella is a genus of Asian orb-weaver spiders that was first described by M. S. Zhu, J. P. Kim and D. X. Song in 1997.[2] It was transferred from the family Tetragnathidae to Araneidae by Kallal & Hormiga in 2022.[3]

Species

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As of May 2024 it contains six species, found in Asia:[1]

In synonymy:

  • G. baojingensis (Yin, 2002, T from Zygiella) = Guizygiella salta (Yin & Gong, 1996)
  • G. quadrata Zhu, Kim & Song, 1997 = Guizygiella salta (Yin & Gong, 1996)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Guizygiella Zhu, Kim & Song, 1997". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  2. ^ Zhu, M. S.; Kim, J. P.; Song, D. X. (1997). "On three new genera and four new species of the family Tetragnathidae (Araneae) from China". Korean Arachnology. 13 (2): 1–10.
  3. ^ Kallal, Robert J.; Hormiga, Gustavo (15 August 2022). "The family placement of the Asian orb-weaving spider genus Guizygiella Zhu, Kim & Song, 1997 (Araneae: Araneoidea)". Zootaxa. 5175 (1): 146–150. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5175.1.8.