- Spelungula cavernicola
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Spelungula cavernicola Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Arachnida Order: Araneae Suborder: Araneomorphae Family: Gradungulidae Genus: Spelungula
Forster, 1987Species: S. cavernicola Binomial name Spelungula cavernicola
Forster, 1987Spelungula 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[update] 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
- Spiders of New Zealand
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). http://www.doc.govt.nz/upload/documents/science-and-technical/TSOP22.pdf. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
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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