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Dolloff cave spider

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Dolloff cave spider
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Arachnida
Order:
Araneae
Suborder:
Araneomorphae
Family:
Tetragnathidae
Genus:
Meta
Species:
M. dolloff
Binomial name
Meta dolloff
Levi & Levi, 1980

The Dolloff cave spider (Meta dolloff) is a spider native to California, among the rarest spiders of North America.[1]

This species was listed on the 2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. This doesn't provide legal protection for the species, but the list tracks animals that may become endangered.

Habitat

The Dolloff cave spider has been found in caves in the Empire Cave System near University of California, Santa Cruz, and in the Grey Whale Ranch State Park.

References

  1. ^ "Meta dolloff". Bug Guide. Retrieved 8 July 2017.

External links


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