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Nanometa

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Nanometa
Nanometa lagenifera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Tetragnathidae
Genus: Nanometa
Simon, 1908
Synonyms
  • Eryciniolia Strand, 1912
  • Nediphya Marusik & Omelko, 2017

Nanometa is a genus of long-jawed orb-weavers containing the fifteen species. It was erected by Eugène Louis Simon based on the type specimen of Nanometa gentilis found in 1908.[1][2] It is included in a clade of its own defined by nine morphological synapomorphies, along with the genus Orsinome.[3]

Species

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The following species are recognised in the genus :

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Simon, E. (1908), "Araneae. 1re partie", in Michaelsen; Hartmeyer (eds.), Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Jena, vol. 1
  2. ^ "Gen. Nanometa Simon, 1908". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
  3. ^ Álvarez-Padilla, F.; Hormiga, G. (2011). "Morphological and phylogenetic atlas of the orb-weaving spider family Tetragnathidae (Araneae: Araneoidea)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 162: 139.