Gradungula | |
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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.