Gaviphosa

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Gaviphosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Gnaphosidae
Genus: Gaviphosa
Sankaran, 2021[1]
Species:
G. kera
Binomial name
Gaviphosa kera
Sankaran, 2021[1]

Gaviphosa is a monotypic genus of south Asian ground spiders containing the single species, Gaviphosa kera. It was first described by P. M. Sankaran and J. T. D. Caleb in 2021,[2] and it has only been found in India.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Gaviphosa Sankaran, 2021". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2021. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
  2. ^ Sankaran, P. M.; Caleb, J. T. D. (2021). "On the taxonomic validity of Indian ground spiders: V. Genera Megamyrmaekion Reuss, 1834, Sosticus Chamberlin, 1922 and Gaviphosa gen. nov. (Araneae: Gnaphosidae)". Zootaxa. 5040 (4): 539–564. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5040.4.5. PMID 34811025. S2CID 244232311.