Algidiella | |
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Conservation status | |
Data Deficient (NZ TCS) | |
Scientific 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
- ^ "Gen. Algidiella Rix & Harvey, 2010". World Spider Catalog Version 24. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Forster, R.R. (1955). "Spiders from the subantarctic islands of New Zealand". Records of the Dominion Museum, Wellington. 2: 167–203.
- "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
- 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 | |
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Algidiella |
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Algidiella aucklandica |
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