Gradungula

Gradungula
Gradungula sorenseni (adult male topotype)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Gradungulidae
Genus: Gradungula
Forster, 1955[1]
Species: G. sorenseni
Binomial name
Gradungula sorenseni
Forster, 1955[1]

Gradungula is a monotypic genus of spiders, with the sole species Gradungula sorenseni, occurring in New Zealand.[1]

Name

The genus name is derived from Latin gradus "step" and ungula "claw", referring to the enlarged front leg claws of this species. These claws also occur in other species of the family Gradungulidae.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gen. Gradungula Forster, 1955", World Spider Catalog (Natural History Museum Bern), retrieved 2016-02-25

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