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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Aldabra Group (Coralline Seychelles, Seychelles)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
16
39
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
14
37
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
12
35
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
12
35
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
12
35
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
12
35
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
24
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
7
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Aldabra Group
7 Genera with 9 Species
Caerostris Thorell, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1983Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1983Spiny Backed Orb Weaver2SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1983Spotted orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Prasonica Simon, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Prasonicella Grasshoff, 19831SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Aldabra Group
9 Species and 1 Subspecies
Caerostris hnatiukae Roberts, 1983
Caerostris sexcuspidata Johan Christ..., 1793African bark orb-web spider
Cyclosa quavansea Michael J. R..., 1983
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844Jawla paste shrimp
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta emeriti Roberts, 1983
Larinia dasia Michael J. R..., 1983
Neoscona angulatula Ehrenfried S..., 1937
Neoscona quincasea Michael J. R..., 1983Jawla paste shrimp
Prasonica anarillea Michael J. R..., 1983Jawla paste shrimp
Prasonicella marsa Michael J. R..., 1983Jawla paste shrimp

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Aldabra Group
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Araneidae at artfakta.se
Araneidae at biodiversity.org.au
Araneidae at dyntaxa.se
Araneidae at gbif.org
Araneidae at irmng.org
Araneidae at itis.gov