Algidiella

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Algidiella
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Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Anapidae
Genus: Algidiella
Rix & Harvey, 2010
Species:
A. aucklandica
Binomial name
Algidiella aucklandica
(Forster, 1955) [1]
Synonyms

Textricella aucklandica

Algidiella is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Anapidae. It was first described by Rix and Harvey in 2010. [2] As of 2023, it contains only one species, Algidiella aucklandica. [1]

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Taxonomy

This species was described as Textricella aucklandica in 1955 by Ray Forster from male specimens collected on Auckland Island. [3] The genus was described in 2010. [2] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000008. [4]

Description

The male is recorded at 1.577 mm (0.0621 in) in length. The carapace and legs are dark reddish brown in colour. [3]

Distribution

This species is only known from the Auckland Islands in New Zealand. [2]

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location". [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Gen. Algidiella Rix & Harvey, 2010". World Spider Catalog Version 24. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Rix, M. G.; Harvey, M. S. (2010). "The spider family Micropholcommatidae (Arachnida, Araneae, Araneoidea): a relimitation and revision at the generic level". ZooKeys (36): 1–321. Bibcode:2010ZooK...36....1R. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.36.306 . hdl: 2440/86515 .
  3. 1 2 Forster, R.R. (1955). "Spiders from the subantarctic islands of New Zealand". Records of the Dominion Museum, Wellington. 2: 167–203.
  4. ↑ "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
  5. ↑ 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.
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