Pounamuella ramsayi

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Pounamuella ramsayi
Not Threatened
Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Orsolobidae
Genus: Pounamuella
Species:
P. ramsayi
Binomial name
Pounamuella ramsayi
(Forster, 1956)
Synonyms

Pounamua vulgaris ramsayi

Pounamuella ramsayi is a species of Orsolobidae. The species is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

This species was described as Pounamua vulgaris ramsayi (a subspecies) in 1956 by Ray Forster from a male specimen collected in Fiordland.[1] This subspecies was changed to a species in 1985.[2] The holotype is stored in Canterbury Museum.[1]

Description

The male is recorded at 1.61mm whereas the female is recorded at 2.11mm. This male is coloured with pale yellow-brown legs, a brown carapace and a nearly uniform purple abdomen. The female is similar to the male.[2][1]

Distribution

Conservation status

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