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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region World Oceans


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
194
734
1607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
168
688
1557
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
61
468
1103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
60
467
1102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
52
450
1079
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
52
450
1079
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
8
116
219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
27
52
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for World Oceans
27 Genera with 52 Species
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Anepsion Strand, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Aranea Linnaeus, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1887Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers5SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers5SpeciesTaxom
Artifex Kallal & Hor..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1886Three-lobed Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Cyphalonotus Simon, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtarachne Thorell, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1857Tent spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Eriovixia Archer, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1844Spiny Backed Orb Weaver4SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1876Furrow spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Mastophora Holmberg, 1931Angling spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Micropoltys Kulczyński, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Nemoscolus Simon, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers5SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18591SpeciesTaxom
Poltys C. L. Koch, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Singa C. L. Koch, 1867Striped orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Siwa Grasshoff, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Zilla C. L. Koch, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for World Oceans
52 Species
Anepsion jacobsoni Chrysanthus, 1961
Aranea thoracica (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Scytodes thoracica Latreille, 1802
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus lathyrinus Holmberg, 1875
Araneus omoedus (Thorell, 1870)⇒ Gibbaranea omoeda Thorell, 1870
Araneus sydneyicus Keyserling, 1887
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope avara (Forskål, 1775)⇒ Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775
Argiope catenulata Doleschall, 1859Grass cross spider
Argiope jinghongensis Chang-Min Yi..., 1994
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Artifex melanopyga L.Koch, 1871
Cyclosa algerica Eugène Simon, 1885
Cyclosa insulana (Costa, 1834)⇒ Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa vallata Keyserling, 1886
Cyphalonotus elongatus Chang-Min Yi..., 1994
Cyrtarachne ixoides Eugène Simon, 1870
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Cyrtophora cylindroides Charles Atha..., 1842
Cyrtophora exanthematica (Doleschall, 1859)⇒ Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Cyrtophora moluccensis (Doleschall, 1857)⇒ Cyrtophora ikomosanensis Bösenberg &..., 1906
Eriophora pustulosa Walckenaer, 1841Garden orbweb spider
Eriophora transmarina Keyserling, 1865Australian garden orb weaver spider
Eriovixia laglaizei Eugène Simon, 1877
Eustala vegeta Eugen von Ke..., 1865Orb weavers
Gasteracantha fornicata (Johan Christ..., 1775)⇒ Gasteracantha sauteri Maria Dahl, 1914
Gasteracantha hasselti Carl Ludwig ..., 1837Hasselt's Spiny Spider
Gasteracantha sacerdotalis Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844Jawla paste shrimp
Gea heptagon Nicholas Mar..., 1850Heptagonal Orbweaver
Gea spinipes Carl Ludwig ..., 1843
Larinia lineata Lucas, 1846
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Larinioides suspicax (O. P.-Cambridge, 1876)⇒ Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758
Mangora puerto Levi, 2007
Mastophora melloleitaoi Canals, 1931
Micropoltys heatherae H.M. Smith &..., 2010
Nemoscolus laurae Eugène Simon, 1868
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neoscona nautica L. Koch, 1875Orb weavers
Neoscona rufipalpis Hippolyte Lucas, 1858
Neoscona subfusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1837Common Hairy Field Spider
Neoscona theisi Walckenaer, 1842Spider
Parawixia dehaani Doleschall, 1859
Poltys illepidus C. L. Koch, 1843
Singa lucina Jean Victor ..., 1826
Singa neta Octavius Pic..., 1872
Singa semiatra Ludwig Carl ..., 1867
Siwa dufouri Eugène Simon, 1874
Zilla diodia Charles Atha..., 1802Zilla diodia
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in World Oceans
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
19
33
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
1
4
Genus
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