Gohia isolata
Appearance
Gohia isolata | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Toxopidae |
Genus: | Gohia |
Species: | G. isolata
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Binomial name | |
Gohia isolata Forster, 1970
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Gohia isolata is a species of Toxopidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]This species was described by Ray Forster in 1970 from male and female specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[1]
Description
[edit]The male is recorded at 3.8mm in length whereas the female is 3.92mm. The carapace and legs are coloured reddish brown. The abdomen is shaded grey.[1]
Distribution
[edit]This species is only known from Fiordland and Stewart Island, New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
[edit]Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Forster, R. R. (1970). The spiders of New Zealand. Part III. Otago Museum Bulletin 3: 1-184.
- ^ Sirvid, P. J.; Vink, C. J.; Fitzgerald, B. M.; Wakelin, M. D.; Rolfe, J.; Michel, P. (2020-01-01). "Conservation status of New Zealand Araneae (spiders), 2020" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 34: 1–37.