Mesudus

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Mesudus
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Desidae
Genus: Mesudus
Özdikmen, 2007[1]
Type species

(Forster, 1970)
Species
  • (Forster, 1970) – New Zealand
  • (Forster, 1970) – New Zealand
  • (Forster, 1970) – New Zealand

Mesudus is a genus of South Pacific intertidal spiders that was first described by H. Özdikmen in 2007.[2] As of May 2019 it contains only three species, all found in New Zealand: M. frondosus, M. setosus, and M. solitarius.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Gen. Mesudus Özdikmen, 2007". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  2. ^ Özdikmen, H. (2007). "Nomenclatural changes for seven preoccupied spider genera (Arachnida: Araneae)". Munis Entomology and Zoology. 2: 137–142.


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