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'''Cycloctenidae''' is a [[spider]] family with 36 described species in five genera. The genera ''[[species:Plectophanes|Plectophanes]]'' (5 spp.), ''[[species:Toxopsiella|Toxopsiella]]'' (12 spp.) and ''[[species:Uzakia|Uzakia]]'' (1 sp.) are all endemic to [[New Zealand]], ''[[species:Cycloctenus|Cycloctenus]]'' is found in both [[Australia]] (7 spp.) and [[New Zealand]] (10 spp.), while the ''[[species:Galliena|Galliena]]'' (1 sp.) is endemic to [[Java]].
The '''Cycloctenidae''' are a [[spider]] family with 36 described species in five genera.

==Distribution==
Most genera are [[endemic (ecology)|endemic]] to [[New Zealand]] and [[Australia]] except ''Galliena'' which occurs on [[Java]].




==External links==
==External links==
{{wikispecies|Cycloctenidae}}
* [http://www.americanarachnology.org/HiResGallery/other_Cycloctenus_sp.html Picture of a ''Cycloctenus'' species]
* [http://www.americanarachnology.org/HiResGallery/other_Cycloctenus_sp.html Picture of a ''Cycloctenus'' species]

{{wikispecies|Cycloctenidae}}

{{Araneae}}
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Revision as of 05:25, 26 July 2010

Cycloctenidae
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Cycloctenidae

Simon, 1898
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Diversity
5 genera, 36 species

Cycloctenidae is a spider family with 36 described species in five genera. The genera Plectophanes (5 spp.), Toxopsiella (12 spp.) and Uzakia (1 sp.) are all endemic to New Zealand, Cycloctenus is found in both Australia (7 spp.) and New Zealand (10 spp.), while the Galliena (1 sp.) is endemic to Java.