Celaenia tuberosa
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| Celaenia tuberosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Celaenia |
| Species: | C. tuberosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Celaenia tuberosa (Urquhart, 1889) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Thlaosoma tuberosa | |
Celaenia tuberosa is a species of Araneidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
This species was described as Thlaosoma tuberosa in 1889 by Arthur Urquhart from a female specimen collected in Te Karaka.[2] It was transferred to the Celaenia genus in 1917.[1]
Description
The female is recorded at 5.1 mm (0.20 in) in length.[2]
