Phycosoma oecobioides
| Phycosoma oecobioides | |
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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: | Theridiidae |
| Genus: | Phycosoma |
| Species: | P. oecobioides
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| Binomial name | |
| Phycosoma oecobioides O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1880
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| Synonyms | |
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Trigonobothrys oecobioides | |
Phycosoma oecobioides is a species of cobweb spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]This species was described in 1880 by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge from female specimens.[1] It was most recently revised in 2003 and 2004.[2][3] The holotype is stored in Oxford University Museum of Natural History.[2]
Description
[edit]The male is recorded at 2.11mm in length whereas the female is 2.12mm.[3]
Distribution
[edit]This species is widespread throughout New Zealand, including on Chatham Island.[3]
Conservation status
[edit]Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Cambridge, O. P. (1879). "7. On some new and rare Spiders from New Zealand, with Characters of four new Genera". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 47 (1): 681–703. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1879.tb02701.x. ISSN 0370-2774.
- ^ a b Fitzgerald, B. M. & Sirvid, P. J. (2004). Notes on the genus Phycosoma Cambridge, 1879, senior synonym of Trigonobothrys Simon, 1889 (Theridiidae: Araneae). Tuhinga 15: 7-12
- ^ a b c Fitzgerald, B. M. & Sirvid, P. J. (2003). The genus Trigonobothrys in New Zealand and a redescription of Achaearanea blattea (Theridiidae: Araneae). Tuhinga 14: 25-33
- ^ 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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