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Matachia
Sign in to saveMatachia is a genus of South Pacific intertidal spiders that was first described by R. de Dalmas in 1917. Originally placed with the Psechridae, it was moved to the intertidal spiders in 1970.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderAraneae
- FamilyDesidae
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Matachia is a genus of South Pacific intertidal spiders that was first described by R. de Dalmas in 1917. Originally placed with the Psechridae, it was moved to the intertidal spiders in 1970.
==Species== it contains five species, all found in New Zealand: Matachia australis Forster, 1970 – New Zealand Matachia livor (Urquhart, 1893) – New Zealand Matachia marplesi Forster, 1970 – New Zealand Matachia ramulicola Dalmas, 1917 (type) – New Zealand Matachia similis Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
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