Gradungula
| Gradungula | |
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| Gradungula sorenseni (adult male topotype) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Gradungulidae |
| Genus: | Gradungula Forster, 1955[1] |
| Species: | G. sorenseni
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| Binomial name | |
| Gradungula sorenseni Forster, 1955[1]
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Gradungula is a monotypic genus of spiders, with the sole species Gradungula sorenseni, occurring in New Zealand.[1]
Name
The genus name is derived from Latin gradus "step" and ungula "claw", referring to the enlarged front leg claws of this species. These claws also occur in other species of the family Gradungulidae.
References
- ^ a b c "Gen. Gradungula Forster, 1955", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2016-02-25
- R. R. Forster (1955). "A new family of spiders of the sub-order Hypochilomorphae". Pacific Science. 9 (3): 277–285. hdl:10125/12859.
External links
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