Zelanda facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Zelanda |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Gnaphosidae |
| Genus: | Zelanda Özdikmen, 2009 |
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| Z. erebus (L. Koch, 1873)
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Zelanda is a group of small spiders, also known as a genus, that live in the South Pacific region. These spiders are a type of ground spider, meaning they usually live on or near the ground. A scientist named H. Özdikmen first officially described this group of spiders in 2009.
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Discovering Zelanda Spiders
How Many Zelanda Species Exist?
As of May 2019, there are six known types, or species, of Zelanda spiders. All of these species have been found only in New Zealand.
List of Zelanda Spider Species
Here are the different species of Zelanda spiders that scientists have identified:
- Zelanda elongata (Forster, 1979) – Found in New Zealand
- Zelanda erebus (L. Koch, 1873) (type) – Found in New Zealand
- Zelanda kaituna (Forster, 1979) – Found in New Zealand
- Zelanda miranda (Forster, 1979) – Found in New Zealand
- Zelanda obtusa (Forster, 1979) – Found in New Zealand
- Zelanda titirangia (Ovtsharenko, Fedoryak & Zakharov, 2006) – Found in New Zealand
See also
In Spanish: Zelanda (animal) para niños
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