Gradungula
| Gradungula sorenseni | |
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| Gradungula sorenseni (adult male topotype) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Suborder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Gradungulidae |
| Genus: | Gradungula Forster, 1955 |
| Species: | G. sorenseni |
| Binomial name | |
| Gradungula sorenseni Forster, 1955 | |
Gradungula sorenseni, the only species in the spider genus Gradungula, occurs in New Zealand.
Name
The genus name is derived from Latin gradus "step" and ungula "claw", referring to the enlarged front leg claws of this species. These claws also occur in other species of Gradungulidae.
References
- R. R. Forster (1955). "A new family of spiders of the sub-order Hypochilomorphae". Pacific Science 9 (3): 277–285. hdl:10125/12859.
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