Rank Genus | Order Araneae Family Desidae | |
Similar Phryganoporus candidus, Badumna, Desis, Hemicloea, Intertidal spider | ||
Nests of social spiders phryganoporus candidus
Phryganoporus is a spider genus in the family Desidae. Its five species only occur in Australia and Tasmania, with one species also occurring on Norfolk Island, south of New Caledonia.
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The genus is related to the "black house spiders" (Badumna sp.).
Phryganoporus candidius nests
Name
The genus name is derived from Greek phryganon "dry stick" and poros "hole", referring to the web, which is often built on dry shrubs with a hole as an entrance.
Species
References
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