Tetralycosa
''Tetralycosa'' is a genus of Australian spiders in the family Lycosidae first described by Carl Friedrich Roewer, Roewer in 1960, later revised by Framenau & Hudson to include thirteen species. Genetic studies show that these spiders all diverged from a common ancestor who likely wandered into the salty area and remained. They live exclusively in certain salinity, saline environments of Australia's interior, including coastal beaches, artesian aquifer, mound springs, dry lake, clay pans, and salt lakes. There haven't been enough studies to establish a conservation status, but some species have only been found in solitary salt lakes, suggesting that the increase of mining, agriculture, recreational, and similar disturbances of these unique ecosystems may eventually lead to their extinction if not properly regulated. References

Lycosidae Araneomorphae genera Spiders of Australia Taxa named by Carl Friedrich Roewer {{Lycosidae-stub ...
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Tetralycosa Adarca
''Tetralycosa'' is a genus of Australian spiders in the family Lycosidae first described by Carl Friedrich Roewer, Roewer in 1960, later revised by Framenau & Hudson to include thirteen species. Genetic studies show that these spiders all diverged from a common ancestor who likely wandered into the salty area and remained. They live exclusively in certain salinity, saline environments of Australia's interior, including coastal beaches, artesian aquifer, mound springs, dry lake, clay pans, and salt lakes. There haven't been enough studies to establish a conservation status, but some species have only been found in solitary salt lakes, suggesting that the increase of mining, agriculture, recreational, and similar disturbances of these unique ecosystems may eventually lead to their extinction if not properly regulated. References

Lycosidae Araneomorphae genera Spiders of Australia Taxa named by Carl Friedrich Roewer {{Lycosidae-stub ...
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