Mangua facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Mangua |
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Scientific classification  |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Physoglenidae |
| Genus: | Mangua Forster, 1990 |
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| M. gunni Forster, 1990
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Mangua is a special group, or genus, of spiders. These spiders are known as araneomorph spiders. This means they are part of a large group of spiders that have fangs that pinch together, like pincers.
These fascinating spiders belong to the Physoglenidae family. A family in biology is a group of related animals or plants. The Mangua spiders were first described by a scientist named Raymond Robert Forster in 1990.
When they were first discovered, Mangua spiders were thought to be part of the Synotaxidae family. But after more study, scientists moved them to the Stiphidiidae family in 2017. This shows how science is always learning new things!
Discovering Mangua Species
As of September 2019, there are fourteen different types, or species, of Mangua spiders known to exist. All of these unique spiders can be found on the beautiful Polynesian Islands. Most of them live in New Zealand.
Here are the different species of Mangua spiders:
- Mangua caswell Forster, 1990 – Found in New Zealand
- Mangua convoluta Forster, 1990 – Found in New Zealand
- Mangua flora Forster, 1990 – Found in New Zealand
- Mangua forsteri (Brignoli, 1983) – Found in New Zealand (specifically Auckland Is. and Campbell Is.)
- Mangua gunni Forster, 1990 (type) – This is the main example species for the Mangua group, found in New Zealand
- Mangua hughsoni Forster, 1990 – Found in New Zealand
- Mangua kapiti Forster, 1990 – Found in New Zealand
- Mangua makarora Forster, 1990 – Found in New Zealand
- Mangua medialis Forster, 1990 – Found in New Zealand
- Mangua oparara Forster, 1990 – Found in New Zealand
- Mangua otira Forster, 1990 – Found in New Zealand
- Mangua paringa Forster, 1990 – Found in New Zealand
- Mangua sana Forster, 1990 – Found in New Zealand
- Mangua secunda Forster, 1990 – Found in New Zealand
