Waterea
| Waterea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Desidae |
| Genus: | Waterea |
| Species: | W. cornigera
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| Binomial name | |
| Waterea cornigera Forster & Wilton, 1973[1]
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Waterea is a genus of intertidal spiders endemic to New Zealand containing the single species, Waterea cornigera.[2][1]
Taxonomy
[edit]This species was described by Ray Forster and Cecil Wilton in 1973 from a female specimen.[2] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000018.[3]
Description
[edit]The female is recorded at 5.3mm in length.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This species is only known from East Cape, New Zealand.[2]
Conservation status
[edit]Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location".[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Gen. Waterea Forster & Wilton, 1973". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
- ^ a b c d Forster, R. R.; Wilton, C. L. (1973). "The spiders of New Zealand. Part IV". Otago Museum Bulletin. 4: 1–309.
- ^ "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
- ^ 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.