''Mesudus'' is a
genus
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of
South Pacific
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intertidal spiders that was first described by H. Özdikmen in 2007.
it contains only three species, all found in
New Zealand
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: ''M. frondosus'', ''M. setosus'', and ''M. solitarius''.
References
Araneomorphae genera
Desidae
Endemic spiders of New Zealand
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