Knotodo
| Knotodo | |
|---|---|
 | |
| K. gracilis in Australia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Miturgidae |
| Genus: | Knotodo Raven, 2023[1] |
| Type species | |
| Odo gracilis Hickman, 1950 | |
| Species | |
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Knotodo is a genus of spiders in the family Miturgidae.[2]
Distribution
[edit]Knotodo is endemic to Australia, with species distributed across the southern and southwestern regions of the continent.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The genus name is a combination of knot (in the meaning of "twisted, complex") and the genus Odo Keyserling, 1887, where the type species was first based.[1]
Species
[edit]As of January 2026[update], this genus includes eight species:[2]
- Knotodo coolgardie Raven, 2023 – Australia (Western Australia)
- Knotodo eneabba Raven, 2023 – Australia (Western Australia, South Australia)
- Knotodo gracilis (Hickman, 1950) – Australia (Western Australia, South Australia, Queensland)
- Knotodo muckera Raven, 2023 – Australia (South Australia)
- Knotodo narelleae Raven, 2023 – Australia (Victoria)
- Knotodo nullarbor Raven, 2023 – Australia (South Australia)
- Knotodo shoadi Raven, 2023 – Australia (Victoria)
- Knotodo toolinna Raven, 2023 – Australia (Western Australia)
References
[edit]- 1 2 Raven, R. J.; Hebron, W.; Williams, K. (2023). "Revisions of Australian ground-hunting spiders VI: five new stripe-less miturgid genera and 48 new species (Miturgidae: Miturginae)". Zootaxa. 5358 (1): 1–117. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5358.1.1. PMID 38220628.
- 1 2 3 "Gen. Knotodo Raven, 2023". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
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