Mesudus
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| Mesudus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Desidae |
| Genus: | Mesudus Özdikmen, 2007[1] |
| Type species | |
| M. solitarius (Forster, 1970) | |
| Species | |
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Mesudus is a genus of South Pacific intertidal spiders that was first described by H. Özdikmen in 2007.[2] As of May 2019[update] it contains only three species, all found in New Zealand: M. frondosus, M. setosus, and M. solitarius.[1]