Pahoroides gallina
| Pahoroides gallina | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Physoglenidae |
| Genus: | Pahoroides |
| Species: | P. gallina
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| Binomial name | |
| Pahoroides gallina Fitzgerald & Sirvid, 2011
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Pahoroides gallina is a species of Physoglenidae spider endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]This species was described in 2011 by Mike Fitzgerald and Phil Sirvid from male and female specimens.[1] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.001783.[2]
Description
[edit]The male is recorded at 3.31mm in length whereas the female is 2.28mm.[1]
Distribution
[edit]This species is only known from Hen Island and near Whangarei in New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
[edit]Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Naturally Uncommon".[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Fitzgerald, B. M. & Sirvid, P. J. (2011). A revision of the genus Pahorides (Araneae: Synotaxidae). Tuhinga 22: 1-17
- ^ "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
- ^ 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.