Canala (spider)

Canala is a genus of South Pacific intertidal spiders that was first described by Michael R. Gray in 1992.[2] As of May 2019 it contains only three species, all found in New Caledonia: C. longipes, C. magna, and C. poya.[1]

Canala
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Desidae
Genus: Canala
Gray, 1992[1]
Type species
C. magna
(Berland, 1924)
Species
  • C. longipes (Berland, 1924) – New Caledonia
  • C. magna (Berland, 1924) – New Caledonia
  • C. poya Gray, 1992 – New Caledonia

References
  1. "Gen. Canala Gray, 1992". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  2. Gray, M. R. (1992). "New desid spiders (Araneae: Desidae) from New Caledonia and eastern Australia". Records of the Australian Museum. 44: 253–262.


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