Spelungula cavernicola
| Spelungula cavernicola | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Suborder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Gradungulidae |
| Genus: | Spelungula Forster, 1987 |
| Species: | S. cavernicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Spelungula cavernicola Forster, 1987 | |
Spelungula cavernicola, or the Nelson cave spider, is a spider which is endemic to New Zealand. It has a 2.4 centimetres (0.94 in) body length and a leg span of up to 13 centimetres (5.1 in).
As of 1991 it is the only spider protected under the Wildlife Act.[1][2] It is classed as Range Restricted and stable in the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Faulls, D. (1991). "Eight legs, two fangs and an attitude". New Zealand Geographic (10): 68–96.
- ↑ Wildlife Act - Schedule 7 Terrestrial and freshwater invertebrates declared to be animals
- ↑ Molloy, Janice; Bell, B.; Clout, M.; de Lange, P.; Gibbs, G.; Given, D.; Norton, D.; Smith, N.; Stephens, T. (2002). "Classifying species according to threat of extinction. A system for New Zealand" (pdf). Department of Conservation (New Zealand). Retrieved 2008-02-29. Cite uses deprecated parameter
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External links
- Nelson cave spider (Spelungula cavernicola) at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
- Images of Spelungula cavernicola at Arkive
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