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Nanometa
Sign in to saveNanometa 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. It is included in a clade of its own defined by nine morphological synapomorphies, along with the genus Orsinome.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Nanometa is referenced by 9 other articles, and connects out to Tetragnathidae, Animalia and Araneae.
It sits within the topics Spiders of Australia, Taxa named by Eugène Simon and Taxonbars with multiple manual Wikidata items.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 390
- With media
- 3
- Family
- Tetragnathidae
- Collections
- MCZ, NMV, AM
- Recorded in
- Australia
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Nanometa lagenifera.jpg
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- taxon name
- Nanometa
- taxon author citation
- Simon, 1908
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Species
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- References
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. It is included in a clade of its own defined by nine morphological synapomorphies, along with the genus Orsinome.
==Species== The following species are recognised in the genus : Nanometa dimitrovi Álvarez-Padilla, Kallal & Hormiga, 2020 — Australia (Queensland) Nanometa dutrorum Álvarez-Padilla, Kallal & Hormiga, 2020 — Australia (Tasmania) Nanometa fea Álvarez-Padilla, Kallal & Hormiga, 2020 — Papua New Guinea Nanometa forsteri Álvarez-Padilla, Kallal & Hormiga, 2020 — New Zealand Nanometa gentilis Simon, 1908 (type) — Australia (Western Australia) Nanometa hippai (Marusik & Omelko, 2017) — Papua New Guinea Nanometa lagenifera (Urquhart, 1888) — New Zealand Nanometa lehtineni (Marusik & Omelko, 2017) — Papua New Guinea Nanometa lyleae (Marusik & Omelko, 2017) — Papua New Guinea Nanometa padillai (Marusik & Omelko, 2017) — Papua New Guinea Nanometa purpurapunctata (Urquhart, 1889) — New Zealand Nanometa sarasini (Berland, 1924) — New Caledonia Nanometa tasmaniensis Álvarez-Padilla, Kallal & Hormiga, 2020 — Australia (Tasmania) Nanometa tetracaena Álvarez-Padilla, Kallal & Hormiga, 2020 — Australia (Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania) Nanometa trivittata (Keyserling, 1887) — Australia (Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria)
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