Waterea
Genus of spiders
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Waterea is a genus of intertidal spiders endemic to New Zealand containing the single species, Waterea cornigera.[2][1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Desidae |
| Genus: | Waterea |
| Species: | W. cornigera |
| Binomial name | |
| Waterea cornigera Forster & Wilton, 1973[1] | |
Taxonomy
This species was described by Ray Forster and Cecil Wilton in 1973 from a female specimen.[2] The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000018.[3]
Description
The female is recorded at 5.3mm in length.[2]
Distribution
Conservation status
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location".[4]