Mesudus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Desidae
Genus: Mesudus
Özdikmen, 2007[1]
Type species
M. solitarius
(Forster, 1970)
Species
  • M. frondosus (Forster, 1970) – New Zealand
  • M. setosus (Forster, 1970) – New Zealand
  • M. solitarius (Forster, 1970) – New Zealand

Mesudus is a genus of South Pacific intertidal spiders that was first described by H. Özdikmen in 2007.[2] As of May 2019 it contains only three species, all found in New Zealand: M. frondosus, M. setosus, and M. solitarius.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Gen. Mesudus Özdikmen, 2007". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  2. ↑ Özdikmen, H. (2007). "Nomenclatural changes for seven preoccupied spider genera (Arachnida: Araneae)". Munis Entomology and Zoology. 2: 137–142.


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