Forstertyna

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Forstertyna
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Megadictynidae
Genus: Forstertyna
Species:
F. marplesi
Binomial name
Forstertyna marplesi
(Forster, 1970) [1]

Forstertyna is a genus of spiders in the family Megadictynidae. It was first described in 1995 by Harvey. As of 2017, it contains only one species, Forstertyna marplesi, from New Zealand. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Gen. Forstertyna Harvey, 1995". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-03-27.