| Uzakia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Cycloctenidae |
| Genus: | Uzakia Koçak & Kemal, 2008 |
| Species: | U. unica
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| Binomial name | |
| Uzakia unica (Forster, 1970)
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| Synonyms | |
|
Anaua unica | |
Uzakia is a monotypic genus of South Pacific araneomorph spiders in the family Cycloctenidae containing the single species, Uzakia unica. and has only been found in New Zealand.
Taxonomy
This species was first described as Anaua unica by Ray Forster in 1970 from female specimens. The genus was first described by A. Ö. Koçak & M. Kemal in 2008. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.
Description
The female is recorded at 5.4mm in length.
Distribution
This species is only known from Fiordland, New Zealand.
Conservation status
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size" and "Data Poor: Trend".
References
- ^ a b "Gen. Uzakia Koçak & Kemal, 2008". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
- ^ a b c d Forster, R. R. (1970). The spiders of New Zealand. Part III. Otago Museum Bulletin 3: 1-184
- ^ Koçak, A. Ö.; Kemal, M. (2008). "New synonyms and replacement names in the genus group taxa of Araneida". Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara, Miscellaneous Papers. 139–140: 1–4.
- ^ Sirvid, P. J.; Vink, C. J.; Fitzgerald, B. M.; Wakelin, M. D.; Rolfe, J.; Michel, P. (2020-01-01). "Conservation status of New Zealand Araneae (spiders), 2020" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 34: 1–37.
