Micropoda
Genus of spiders
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Micropoda is a genus of spiders in the family Sparassidae.[2]
| Micropoda | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Sparassidae |
| Genus: | Micropoda Grall & Jäger, 2022[1] |
| Type species | |
| M. daviesae Grall & Jäger, 2022 | |
| Species | |
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2, see text | |
Originally a monotypic genus, a second species was described in 2025.[3]
Distribution
Micropoda is endemic to Papua New Guinea.[2]
Species
As of January 2026[update], this genus includes two species:[2]
- Micropoda bigyrus Hu, Chen & Liu, 2025 – Papua New Guinea
- Micropoda daviesae Grall & Jäger, 2022 – Papua New Guinea (New Britain)