Califorenigma
| Califorenigma | |
|---|---|
| female | |
| male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Dictynidae |
| Genus: | Califorenigma Cala-Riquelme, Gorneau & Esposito, 2025[2] |
| Species: | C. linsdalei
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| Binomial name | |
| Califorenigma linsdalei | |
| Synonyms | |
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Califorenigma is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Dictynidae containing the single species, Califorenigma linsdalei.[1]
Distribution
Califorenigma linsdalei is endemic to California.[1]
Etymology
The genus name is a word play, with the first part indicating the type locality, the end referring to genus Nigma, where the species resided before, and "enigma", highlighting the enigmatic features of this species.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Gen. Califorenigma Cala-Riquelme, Gorneau & Esposito, 2025". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-29.
- ^ a b Montana, K. O.; Cala-Riquelme, F.; Crews, S. C.; Gorneau, J. A.; Al-Jamal, A. M.; Alequín, L. D.; Spagna, J. C.; Ballarin, F.; Esposito, L. A. (2025). "Tailor's drawer no more: a reappraisal of the spider family Dictynidae O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871 sensu lato". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 204: 1–97. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf007.