Aotearoa magna
Aotearoa magna is a species of spiders in the Mecysmaucheniidae family. It was first described in 1949 by Forster. As of 2017, 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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Aotearoa magna (Forster, 1949)[1] | |
References
- "Gen. Aotearoa Forster & Platnick, 1984". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
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