- Symphytognathidae
Taxobox
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regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropoda
classis =Arachnida
ordo =Araneae
subordo =Araneomorphae
superfamilia =Araneoidea
familia = Symphytognathidae
familia_authority = Hickman, 1931
diversity_link = List of Symphytognathidae species
diversity = 6 genera, 44 species
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subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision = see textThe Symphytognathidae are a
spider family with 44 described species in six genera.The minute species "
Patu digua " with its body size of only 0.37mm is considered to be one of the smallest spiders in the world.Distribution
Species occur in the tropics of Central and
South America and theAustralia n region (withOceania ), with three species ("Anapistula benoiti ", "A.caecula", "Symphytognatha imbulunga ") found inAfrica and one ("Anapistula ishikawai ") inJapan . "Anapistula jerai " occurs inSoutheast Asia .Genera
* "
Anapistula " Gertsch, 1941 — Central and South America, Africa, Asia, Australia
* "Anapogonia " Simon, 1905 — Java
* "Curimagua " Forster & Platnick, 1977 — Panama, Venezuela
* "Globignatha " Balogh & Loksa, 1968 — Brazil, Belize
* "Patu" Marples, 1951 — Colombia, Oceania
* "Symphytognatha " Hickman, 1931 — Mexico to Brazil, Africa, Australia, New Guineaee also
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List of Symphytognathidae species
*Spider families References
* (1977): A review of the spider family Symphytognathidae (Arachnida, Araneae). "American Museum novitates" 2619. [http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/bitstream/2246/5471/1/N2619.pdf PDF 20Mb] [http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/handle/2246/5471 Abstract]
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