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Genus of spiders

Algidiella
Conservation status

Data Deficient (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Anapidae
Genus: Algidiella
Rix & Harvey, 2010
Species: A. aucklandica
Binomial name
Algidiella aucklandica
(Forster, 1955)
Synonyms

Textricella aucklandica

Algidiella is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Anapidae. It was first described by Rix and Harvey in 2010. As of 2023, it contains only one species, Algidiella aucklandica.

Taxonomy

This species was described as Textricella aucklandica in 1955 by Ray Forster from male specimens collected on Auckland Island. The genus was described in 2010. The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000008.

Description

The male is recorded at 1.577 mm (0.0621 in) in length. The carapace and legs are dark reddish brown in colour.

Distribution

This species is only known from the Auckland Islands in New Zealand.

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".

References

  1. ^ "Gen. Algidiella Rix & Harvey, 2010". World Spider Catalog Version 24. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  2. ^ Rix, M. G.; Harvey, M. S. (2010). "The spider family Micropholcommatidae (Arachnida, Araneae, Araneoidea): a relimitation and revision at the generic level". ZooKeys (36): 1–321. Bibcode:2010ZooK...36....1R. doi:10.3897/zookeys.36.306. hdl:2440/86515.
  3. ^ Forster, R.R. (1955). "Spiders from the subantarctic islands of New Zealand". Records of the Dominion Museum, Wellington. 2: 167–203.
  4. "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
  5. 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.
Taxon identifiers
Algidiella
Algidiella aucklandica

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