| Panoa mora | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Desidae |
| Genus: | Panoa |
| Species: | P. mora
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| Binomial name | |
| Panoa mora Forster, 1970
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Panoa mora is a species of Desidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.1
Taxonomy
This species was described by Ray Forster in 1970 from a female specimen.1 The holotype is stored in Te Papa Museum under registration number AS.000072.2
Description
The female is recorded at 4.84mm in length. The carapace and legs are dark reddish brown. The abdomen is cream with a dark patch dorsally.1
Distribution
This species is only known from Nelson, New Zealand.1
Conservation status
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size", "Data Poor: Trend" and "One Location".3
References
References
- Forster, R. R. (1970). The spiders of New Zealand. Part III. Otago Museum Bulletin 3: 1-184.
- "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
- Sirvid, P. J.; Vink, C. J.; Fitzgerald, B. M.; Wakelin, M. D.; Rolfe, J.; Michel, P. (2020-01-01). "Conservation status of New Zealand Araneae (spiders), 2020" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 34: 1–37.