Phonognatha

Phonognatha
P. graeffei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Phonognatha
Simon, 1894

Phonognatha is a genus of spider. A small genus of seven species of the family Araneidae, it was previously placed in Tetragnathidae.[1][2]

The type species Phonognatha graeffei (Leaf curling spider), is a common Australian spider found in urban areas as well as woodlands in the North-eastern, Eastern and Southern states.

The following is a list of species in the genus:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Platnick, N. I. 2008. Araneidae The World Spider Catalog, version 9.0. American Museum of Natural History.
  2. Kuntner, M., J. A. Coddington & G. Hormiga. 2008. Phylogeny of extant nephilid orb-weaving spiders (Araneae, Nephilidae): testing morphological and ethological homologies. Cladistics 24: 190.

External links

Media related to Phonognatha at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Phonognatha at Wikispecies

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