Porrhothele
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| Porrhothele | |
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| P. antipodiana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Suborder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Hexathelidae |
| Genus: | Porrhothele Simon, 1892 |
| Type species | |
| Mygale antipodiana Walckenaer, 1837 |
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| Species | |
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| Diversity | |
| 5 species | |
Porrhothele is a spider genus with five described species, all endemic to New Zealand.
Before 1980, this genus was considered to belong to the family Dipluridae.
[edit] Species
- Porrhothele antipodiana (Walckenaer, 1837)
- Porrhothele blanda Forster, 1968
- Porrhothele moana Forster, 1968
- Porrhothele modesta Forster, 1968
- Porrhothele quadrigyna Forster, 1968
[edit] References
- Platnick, Norman I. (2008): The world spider catalog, version 8.5. American Museum of Natural History.
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