Osmooka aphana
Taxonavigation
[edit]Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Amorphea
Cladus: Obazoa
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Cladus: Filozoa
Cladus: Choanozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Superphylum: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Classis: Arachnida
Ordo: Araneae
Subordo: Opisthothelae
Infraordo: Araneomorphae
Series: Entelegynae
Superfamilia: Araneoidea
Family: Paraplectanoididae
Genus: Osmooka
Species: Osmooka aphana
Name
[edit]Osmooka aphana Kuntner, Yu, Bedjanič, Gregorič, & Bond in Kuntner et al., 2025: 17
Type locality: Madagascar, Antsiranana Prov., Sava region, district of Sambava, Marojejy National Park, 5 km W of Manantenina village, 1st Camp site (Camp Mantella, 14°26.29’S, 49°46.44’E, 487 m).
Holotype: CAS. male ♂. 25.III-04.IV.2005. legit R. H. H. Rasolondalao & M. Irwin. CASENT 9062724
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Kuntner, M., Yu, K.P., Bedjanič, M., Gregorič, M., Turk, E., Čandek, K., Coddington, J.A., Agnarsson, I., Starrett, J. & Bond, J.E. 2025. Osmooka, a new spider genus from Madagascar: a surprising relative of the Australian fauna (Araneae: Paraplectanoididae). Insect Systematics and Diversity 9(6, ixaf050): 1-26, Suppl. 20 DOI: 10.1093/isd/ixaf050 Reference page.