Matachia facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Matachia |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Desidae |
| Genus: | Matachia Dalmas, 1917 |
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| M. ramulicola Dalmas, 1917
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Matachia is a genus of South Pacific intertidal spiders that was first described by R. de Dalmas in 1917. Originally placed with the Psechridae, it was moved to the intertidal spiders in 1970.
Species
As of May 2019[update] it contains five species, all found in New Zealand:
- Matachia australis Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
- Matachia livor (Urquhart, 1893) – New Zealand
- Matachia marplesi Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
- Matachia ramulicola Dalmas, 1917 (type) – New Zealand
- Matachia similis Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
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