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Family of spiders
Desidae is a family of
spiders , some of which are known as intertidal spiders . The family is named for the genus
Desis , members of which live in a very unusual location — between the
tides . The family has been reevaluated in recent years and now includes inland genera and species as well, such as
Badumna and
Phryganoporus . In 2017, the family Amphinectidae was merged into Desidae. The family
Toxopidae has been separated off. Those intertidal spiders that are truly marine commonly live in
barnacle shells, which they seal up with silk; this allows them to maintain an air bubble during high tide. They emerge at night to feed on various small
arthropods that live in the intertidal zone.
Distribution
As now
circumscribed , the family Desidae is mainly found in
South America and
Australasia , with some species reaching north to
Malaysia .
[1]
Metaltella simoni has been introduced in a large part of the Southern United States (records exist from
California ,
Louisiana ,
Mississippi , and
Florida ) and is considered an
invasive species in
Florida . It is feared that it could
extirpate the native
titanoecid species Titanoeca brunnea .[
citation needed ]
Genera
As of April 2019
[update] , the
World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera:
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Akatorea Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
Amphinecta Simon, 1898 — New Zealand
Austmusia Gray, 1983 — Australia
Badumna Thorell, 1890 — Oceania, Asia, North America, Uruguay
Baiami Lehtinen, 1967 — Australia
Bakala Davies, 1990 — Australia
Barahna Davies, 2003 — Australia
Buyina Davies, 1998 — Australia
Calacadia Exline, 1960 — Chile
Cambridgea L. Koch, 1872 — New Zealand
Canala Gray, 1992 — New Caledonia
Cicirra Simon, 1886 — Australia
Colcarteria Gray, 1992 — Australia
Corasoides Butler, 1929 — Papua New Guinea, Australia
Cunnawarra Davies, 1998 — Australia
Desis Walckenaer, 1837 — Africa, Ecuador, Asia, Oceania
Dunstanoides Forster & Wilton, 1989 — New Zealand
Epimecinus Simon, 1908 — Australia
Forsterina Lehtinen, 1967 — Australia
Goyenia Forster, 1970 — New Zealand
Helsonia Forster, 1970 — New Zealand
Holomamoea Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
Huara Forster, 1964 — New Zealand
Ischalea L. Koch, 1872 — Madagascar, Mauritius, New Zealand
Jalkaraburra Davies, 1998 — Australia
Keera Davies, 1998 — Australia
Lathyarcha Simon, 1908 — Australia
Magua Davies, 1998 — Australia
Makora Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
Mamoea Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
Mangareia Forster, 1970 — New Zealand
Maniho Marples, 1959 — New Zealand
Manjala Davies, 1990 — Australia
Matachia Dalmas, 1917 — New Zealand
Mesudus Özdikmen, 2007 — New Zealand
Metaltella Mello-Leitão, 1931 — South America, North America
Namandia Lehtinen, 1967 — Australia
Nanocambridgea Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
Neororea Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
Notomatachia Forster, 1970 — New Zealand
Nuisiana Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
Oparara Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
Panoa Forster, 1970 — New Zealand
Paramamoea Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
Paramatachia Dalmas, 1918 — Australia
Penaoola Davies, 1998 — Australia
Phryganoporus Simon, 1908 — Australia
Pitonga Davies, 1984 — Northern Australia
Poaka Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
Porteria Simon, 1904 — Chile
Quemusia Davies, 1998 — Australia
Rangitata Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
Rapua Forster, 1970 — New Zealand
Reinga Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
Rorea Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
Syrorisa Simon, 1908 — Australia
Tanganoides Davies, 2005 — Australia
Taurongia Hogg, 1901 — Australia
Tuakana Forster, 1970 — New Zealand
Waterea Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
See also
References
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