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Gradungula sorenseni

Gradungula
Gradungula sorenseni.jpg
Gradungula sorenseni (adult male topotype)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Gradungulidae
Genus: Gradungula
Forster, 1955
Species: G. sorenseni
Binomial name
Gradungula sorenseni
Forster, 1955

Gradungula is a monotypic genus of spiders, with the sole species Gradungula sorenseni, occurring in New Zealand.

The genus name is derived from Latin "step" and "claw", referring to the enlarged front leg claws of this species. These claws also occur in other species of the family Gradungulidae.



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