Toxopsiella facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Toxopsiella |
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Scientific classification  |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Cycloctenidae |
| Genus: | Toxopsiella Forster, 1964 |
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| T. lawrencei Forster, 1964
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12, see text |
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Toxopsiella is a group of spiders, also known as a genus. These spiders belong to a family called Cycloctenidae. They were first described in 1964 by a scientist named Raymond Robert Forster.
All Toxopsiella spiders live in the South Pacific region. Specifically, you can find every known species of Toxopsiella in New Zealand.
About Toxopsiella Spiders
Toxopsiella spiders are a type of araneomorph spider. This means they are part of a very large group of spiders that have fangs that pinch together, like pincers. Most spiders you see are araneomorphs.
Raymond Robert Forster, the scientist who first described them, is an important name in spider studies. He helped us learn a lot about these tiny creatures.
Types of Toxopsiella Spiders
As of May 2019, scientists have found and named twelve different species of Toxopsiella spiders. All of these species live only in New Zealand.
Here are the twelve known species:
- Toxopsiella alpina Forster, 1964 – Found in New Zealand
- Toxopsiella australis Forster, 1964 – Found in New Zealand
- Toxopsiella centralis Forster, 1964 – Found in New Zealand
- Toxopsiella dugdalei Forster, 1964 – Found in New Zealand
- Toxopsiella horningi Forster, 1979 – Found in New Zealand
- Toxopsiella lawrencei Forster, 1964 (type) – Found in New Zealand. This is the first species discovered in the group.
- Toxopsiella medialis Forster, 1964 – Found in New Zealand
- Toxopsiella minuta Forster, 1964 – Found in New Zealand
- Toxopsiella nelsonensis Forster, 1979 – Found in New Zealand
- Toxopsiella orientalis Forster, 1964 – Found in New Zealand
- Toxopsiella parrotti Forster, 1964 – Found in New Zealand
- Toxopsiella perplexa Forster, 1964 – Found in New Zealand
See also
In Spanish: Toxopsiella para niños
