Aotearoa magna is a species of spiders in the Mecysmaucheniidae family. It was first described in 1949 by Forster. As of 2017[update], it is the only species in the genus Aotearoa, erected by Forster and Platnick in 1984. It is found in New Zealand.[1] (The Māori name of the island nation is Aotearoa.)
Aotearoa magna | |
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Male Aotearoa magna | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Mecysmaucheniidae |
Genus: | Aotearoa Forster & Platnick, 1984[1] |
Species: | A. magna
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Binomial name | |
Aotearoa magna (Forster, 1949)[1]
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Gen. Aotearoa Forster & Platnick, 1984". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-04-10.