Haplodrassus gooldi
Species of spider
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Haplodrassus gooldi is a species of spider in the family Gnaphosidae.[1] It is endemic to South Africa.[2]
| Haplodrassus gooldi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Gnaphosidae |
| Genus: | Haplodrassus |
| Species: | H. gooldi |
| Binomial name | |
| Haplodrassus gooldi (Purcell, 1907) | |
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Distribution
Haplodrassus gooldi is found only in the Western Cape province of South Africa, specifically at the type locality of Stompneus Bay.[2]
Habitat and ecology
Description
Haplodrassus gooldi is known only from females.[2]
Conservation
Haplodrassus gooldi is listed as Data Deficient due to taxonomic reasons. More sampling is needed to collect male specimens and determine the species' full range.[2]
Taxonomy
The species was originally described by W. F. Purcell in 1907 as Drassodes gooldi. In 2025, Yuri M. Marusik and Charles R. Haddad transferred the species to the genus Haplodrassus.[3]
