Zealaranea crassa
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| Zealaranea crassa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Zealaranea |
| Species: | Z. crassa |
| Binomial name | |
| Zealaranea crassa (Walckenaer, 1841) | |
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Zealaranea crassa is a species of orb-weaver spider that is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
This species was first described as Epeira crassa by Charles Walckenaer in 1841.[2] It has undergone numerous revisions, but was mostly recently revised in 1988. The holotype location is unknown.[1]
Description
The female is recorded at 9.2mm in length whereas the male is 6.2mm. The colour patterns of the body are extremely variable
