Waipoua gressitti
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| Waipoua gressitti | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Orsolobidae |
| Genus: | Waipoua |
| Species: | W. gressitti |
| Binomial name | |
| Waipoua gressitti (Forster, 1964) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pounamua gressitti | |
Waipoua gressitti is a species of Orsolobidae that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
This species was described as Pounamua gressitti in 1964 by Ray Forster from male and female specimens collected in Campbell Island.[1] In 1985, it was moved to Waipoua.[2] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000034.[3]
Description
The male is recorded at 2.26mm in length whereas the female is 2.47mm. This species has a yellow brown carapace and a purplish abdomen.[1]
