''Tissahamia'' 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 southeast Asian
cellar spiders named after
Wanniyalaeto chief Uru Warige Tissahami.
It was erected in 2018 for several species transferred from ''
Pholcus
''Pholcus'' is a genus of spiders of long-bodied cellar spider and allies in the family Pholcidae, with 375 described species as of January 2023.
It includes the cellar spider '' P. phalangioides'', often called the "daddy longlegs". This may ca ...
'' after a
molecular phylogenetic
Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...
study of the Calapnita-Panjange clade of Pholcidae.
They have long, thin
abdomens
The abdomen (colloquially called the gut, belly, tummy, midriff, tucky, or stomach) is the front part of the torso between the thorax (chest) and pelvis in humans and in other vertebrates. The area occupied by the abdomen is called the abdominal ...
that bend upward near the end. They also have six eyes, three on each of two eye stalks.
Species
it contains twelve species:
*''
T. barisan''
(Huber, 2016) – Indonesia (Sumatra)
*''
T. bukittimah''
(Huber, 2016) – Singapore
*''
T. ethagala''
(Huber, 2011) (
type
Type may refer to:
Science and technology Computing
* Typing, producing text via a keyboard, typewriter, etc.
* Data type, collection of values used for computations.
* File type
* TYPE (DOS command), a command to display contents of a file.
* ...
) – Sri Lanka
*''
T. gombak''
(Huber, 2011) – Malaysia
*''
T. karuna''
Huber, 2019 – Sri Lanka
*''
T. kottawagamaensis''
(Yao & Li, 2016) – Sri Lanka
*''
T. ledang''
(Huber, 2011) – Malaysia
*''
T. maturata''
(Huber, 2011) – Sri Lanka
*''
T. phui''
(Huber, 2011) – Thailand
*''
T. tanahrata''
(Huber, 2016) – Malaysia
*''
T. uludong''
(Huber, 2016) – Malaysia
*''
T. vescula''
(Simon
Simon may refer to:
People
* Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon
* Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon
* Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus ...
, 1901) – Malaysia
See also
* ''
Pholcus
''Pholcus'' is a genus of spiders of long-bodied cellar spider and allies in the family Pholcidae, with 375 described species as of January 2023.
It includes the cellar spider '' P. phalangioides'', often called the "daddy longlegs". This may ca ...
''
*
List of Pholcidae species
This page lists all described genera and species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reprod ...
References
Further reading
*
*
*
*
Pholcidae genera
Spiders of Asia
{{Pholcidae-stub