Holomamoea
| Holomamoea | |
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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: | Desidae |
| Genus: | Holomamoea |
| Species: | H. foveata
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| Binomial name | |
| Holomamoea foveata | |
Holomamoea is a genus of South Pacific intertidal spiders containing the single species, Holomamoea foveata. [2][1]
Taxonomy
[edit]This monotypic genus was described by Ray Forster and Cecil Wilton in 1973 from male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[2]
Description
[edit]The male is recorded at 5.20 mm in length whereas the female is 5.40 mm. The male carapace is coloured reddish brown. The legs are pale yellow brown. The abdomen is shaded blackish brown. The female differs in having a chevron pattern dorsally.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This species is only known from Westland, New Zealand.[2]
Conservation status
[edit]Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Gen. Holomamoea Forster & Wilton, 1973". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
- ^ a b c d Forster, R. R.; Wilton, C. L. (1973). "The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV". Otago Museum Bulletin. 4: 1–309.
- ^ 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.