Muritaia longispinata

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Muritaia longispinata
Muritaia longispinata Forster and Wilton, 1973 (AM AMNZ5061-1).jpg
Status NZTCS DD.svg
Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Amaurobiidae
Genus: Muritaia
Species:
M. longispinata
Binomial name
Muritaia longispinata
Forster & Wilton, 1973

Muritaia longispinata is a species of Amaurobiidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand. [1]

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Taxonomy

This species was described in 1973 by Ray Forster and Cecil Wilton from a female specimen. [1] The holotype is stored in Auckland War Memorial Museum under registration number AMNZ5061. [2]

Description

The female is recorded at 2.80mm in length. [1]

Distribution

This species is only known from Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. [1]

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". [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Forster, R. R. & Wilton, C. L. (1973). The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV. Otago Museum Bulletin4: 1-309
  2. ↑ "Muritaia longispinata". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  3. ↑ 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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