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Panoa

Panoa is a genus of intertidal spiders. It was first described by Raymond Robert Forster in 1970, and it has only been found in New Zealand.

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Jun 19, 2026
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Length
127 w
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Source
Panoa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Desidae
Genus: Panoa
Forster, 19701
Type species
P. contorta
Forster, 1970
Species

4, see text

Panoa is a genus of intertidal spiders. It was first described by Raymond Robert Forster in 1970,2 and it has only been found in New Zealand.1

Species

As of February 2022 it contains four species:1

References

References

  1. "Gen. Panoa Forster, 1970". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2022. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  2. Forster, R. R. (1970). "The spiders of New Zealand. Part III". Otago Museum Bulletin. 3: 1–184.