Saaristoa

Saaristoa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Saaristoa
Millidge[1]
Type species
Saaristoa abnormis
Species
  • Saaristoa abnormis (Blackwall, 1841)
  • Saaristoa ebinoensis (Oi, 1979)
  • Saaristoa firma (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1906)
  • Saaristoa nipponica (Saito, 1984)
  • Saaristoa sammamish (Levi & Levi, 1955)

Saaristoa is a genus of spiders in the Linyphiidae family. It was first described in 1978 by Millidge. As of 2017, it contains 5 species.[1] The genus name honours the Finnish arachnologist Michael Saaristo.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Linyphiidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
  2. ↑ Millidge, A.F. (1978). "The genera Saaristoa n.gen. and Metapanamomops Millidge (Araneae: Linyphiidae). Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society 4: 123.". Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society. 4: 123.


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