''Barahna'' is a
genus
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of Australian
intertidal spiders that was first described by
V. T. Davies in 2003.
The name is derived from ''baran-barahn'', the
Bundjalung word for "spider".
Originally placed with the
Stiphidiidae
Stiphidiidae, also called sheetweb spiders, is a family of araneomorph spiders first described in 1917. Most species are medium size ('' Stiphidion facetum'' is about long) and speckled brown with long legs. All members of this family occur in ...
,
it was moved to the
intertidal spiders after the results of a 2017 genetic study.
Species
it contains eight species, found in
Victoria
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* Victoria (state), a state of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital
* Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...
,
New South Wales
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, and
Queensland
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:
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Barahna booloumba
''Barahna'' is a genus of Australian Desidae, intertidal spiders that was first described by Valerie Todd Davies, V. T. Davies in 2003. The name is derived from ''baran-barahn'', the Bandjalang language, Bundjalung word for "spider". Originally p ...
''
Davies, 2003 (
type
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) – Australia (
Queensland
Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...
,
New South Wales
New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...
)
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Barahna brooyar
''Barahna'' is a genus of Australian intertidal spiders that was first described by V. T. Davies in 2003. The name is derived from ''baran-barahn'', the Bundjalung word for "spider". Originally placed with the Stiphidiidae, it was moved to the ...
''
Davies, 2003 – Australia (Queensland)
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Barahna glenelg
''Barahna'' is a genus of Australian intertidal spiders that was first described by V. T. Davies in 2003. The name is derived from ''baran-barahn'', the Bundjalung word for "spider". Originally placed with the Stiphidiidae, it was moved to the ...
''
Davies, 2003 – Australia (
Victoria
Victoria most commonly refers to:
* Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India
* Victoria (state), a state of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital
* Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...
)
*''
Barahna myall
''Barahna'' is a genus of Australian intertidal spiders that was first described by V. T. Davies in 2003. The name is derived from ''baran-barahn'', the Bundjalung word for "spider". Originally placed with the Stiphidiidae, it was moved to the ...
''
Davies, 2003 – Australia (New South Wales)
*''
Barahna scoria
''Barahna'' is a genus of Australian intertidal spiders that was first described by V. T. Davies in 2003. The name is derived from ''baran-barahn'', the Bundjalung word for "spider". Originally placed with the Stiphidiidae, it was moved to the ...
''
Davies, 2003 – Australia (Queensland)
*''
Barahna taroom
''Barahna'' is a genus of Australian intertidal spiders that was first described by V. T. Davies in 2003. The name is derived from ''baran-barahn'', the Bundjalung word for "spider". Originally placed with the Stiphidiidae, it was moved to the ...
''
Davies, 2003 – Australia (Queensland)
*''
Barahna toonumbar
''Barahna'' is a genus of Australian intertidal spiders that was first described by V. T. Davies in 2003. The name is derived from ''baran-barahn'', the Bundjalung word for "spider". Originally placed with the Stiphidiidae, it was moved to the ...
''
Davies, 2003 – Australia (New South Wales)
*''
Barahna yeppoon
''Barahna'' is a genus of Australian intertidal spiders that was first described by V. T. Davies in 2003. The name is derived from ''baran-barahn'', the Bundjalung word for "spider". Originally placed with the Stiphidiidae, it was moved to the ...
''
Davies, 2003 – Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)
See also
*
List of Desidae species
This page lists all described genera and species of the spider family Desidae. , the World Spider Catalog accepts 324 species in 63 genera:
A ''Akatorea''
'' Akatorea'' Forster & Wilton, 1973
* '' Akatorea gracilis'' (Marples, 1959) (type) — N ...
References
Desidae genera
Spiders of Australia
Taxa named by Valerie Todd Davies
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