Nanoa
Genus of spiders
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Nanoa is a sister genus of Pimoa, in the spider family Pimoidae, containing the single species Nanoa enana.
| Nanoa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Pimoidae |
| Genus: | Nanoa Hormiga, Buckle & Scharff, 2005[1] |
| Species: | N. enana |
| Binomial name | |
| Nanoa enana Hormiga, Buckle & Scharff, 2005[1] | |
Etymology
Combined from Greek nanos "dwarf" and the ending -oa, which follows the other pimoid genera Pimoa and Weintrauboa. The name enana of the only species means "dwarf" in Spanish.
Description
N. enana is the smallest known pimoid species, with a total body length of only 1.5 mm.
Distribution
N. enana occurs in northern California and southern Oregon.