Nihoa (genus)
| Nihoa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Suborder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Barychelidae |
| Genus: |
Nihoa Raven & Churchill, 1992 |
| Species | |
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| Diversity | |
| 24 species | |
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Nihoa is a spider genus in the mygalomorph family Barychelidae.
The genus is named after the island Nihoa, where the type species (N. mahina) is endemic.
N. hawaiiensis males have a length of almost 15 mm, including cheliceres; females are up to 21 mm.
Species of this genus occur in Oceania.
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