Goyenia

Goyenia
Goyenia spp. seen in Arthur's Pass National Park
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Desidae
Genus:	Goyenia Forster, 1970[1]
Type species
G. electa Forster, 1970
Species
10, see text

Goyenia is a genus of South Pacific intertidal spiders that was first described by Raymond Robert Forster in 1970.[2]

Species

As of May 2019^[update] it contains ten species, all found in New Zealand:[1]

• Goyenia electa Forster, 1970 (type) – New Zealand
• Goyenia fresa Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
• Goyenia gratiosa Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
• Goyenia lucrosa Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
• Goyenia marplesi Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
• Goyenia multidentata Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
• Goyenia ornata Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
• Goyenia sana Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
• Goyenia scitula Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
• Goyenia sylvatica Forster, 1970 – New Zealand

References

1. "Gen. Goyenia Forster, 1970". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
2. Forster, R. R. (1970). "The spiders of New Zealand. Part III". Otago Museum Bulletin. 3: 1–184.