''Calacadia'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
South America
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n
intertidal spiders first described by H. Exline in 1960.
Species
it contains seven species, all found in
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...
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Calacadia ambigua''
(Nicolet, 1849) – Chile
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Calacadia chilensis''
Exline, 1960 – Chile
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Calacadia dentifera''
(Tullgren, 1902) – Chile
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Calacadia livens''
(Simon, 1902) – Chile
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Calacadia osorno''
Exline, 1960 – Chile
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Calacadia radulifera
''Calacadia'' is a genus of South American intertidal spiders first described by H. Exline in 1960.
Species
it contains seven species, all found in Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It ...
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(Simon, 1902) – Chile
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Calacadia rossi''
Exline, 1960 – Chile
References
Desidae genera
Spiders of South America
Endemic fauna of Chile
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