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Tautukua is a monotypic genus of Orsolobidae containing the single species, Tautukua isolata.[2][1]
Tautukua | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Orsolobidae |
Genus: | Tautukua Forster & Platnick, 1985[1] |
Species: | T. isolata |
Binomial name | |
Tautukua isolata | |
This genus was described in 1985 by Ray Forster and Norman Platnick from female specimens collected in the Catlins. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.[2]
The female is recorded at 2.80mm in length. The carapace is shaded around the eyes and the abdomen is shaded dorsally with pale markings.[2]
This genus is only known from Tautuku in Otago, New Zealand.[2]
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location".[3]
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