Phycosoma spundana

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Small-spots Comb-foot Spider
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Phycosoma
Species:
P. spundana
Binomial name
Phycosoma spundana
(Roberts, 1978) [1]
Synonyms [2]
  • Dipoena spundanaRoberts, 1978

Phycosoma spundana is a species of spider in the family Theridiidae. [2] It is an Afrotropical endemic commonly known as the small-spots comb-foot spider. [3]

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Distribution

Phycosoma spundana is known from the Seychelles and South Africa. [2]

In South Africa, the species has been recorded from KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo provinces. [3] Specific locations include Ndumo Game Reserve and Entabeni Forest.

Habitat and ecology

Phycosoma spundana has been sampled from the Savanna biome at approximately 140 m altitude. [3]

Description

Conservation

Phycosoma spundana is listed as Least Concern despite limited sampling. The species is expected to occur in more African countries beyond its currently known range. It is protected in Ndumo Game Reserve. [3]

Taxonomy

Phycosoma spundana was described by Roberts in 1978 as Dipoena spundana from the Seychelles. [1] The species was transferred to Phycosoma by Saaristo in 2006, who also described the female for the first time. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Roberts, M. (1978). "Contributions à l'étude de la faune terrestre des îles granitiques de l'archipel des Séchelles (Mission P.L.G. Benoit - J.J. Van Mol 1972). Theridiidae, Mysmenidae and gen. Theridiosoma (Araneidae) (Araneae)". Revue Zoologique Africaine. 92: 902–939.
  2. 1 2 3 "Phycosoma spundana (Roberts, 1978)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2025-10-01.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2021). The Theridiidae of South Africa. Part 1 A-P. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 62. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7515890. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  4. ↑ Saaristo, M.I. (2006). "Theridiid or cobweb spiders of the granitic Seychelles islands (Araneae, Theridiidae)". Phelsuma. 14: 49–89.
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