''Baiami'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

Australian Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal A ...

intertidal spiders that was first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1967. Originally placed with the

Stiphidiidae Stiphidiidae, also called sheetweb spiders, is a family of araneomorph spiders first described in 1917. Most species are medium size ('' Stiphidion facetum'' is about long) and speckled brown with long legs. All members of this family occur in ...

, it was transferred to the

Desidae Desidae is a family of spiders, some of which are known as intertidal spiders. The family is named for the genus '' Desis'', members of which live in a very unusual location — between the tides. The family has been reevaluated in recent years an ...

after the results of a 2019 genetic analysis.

Species

it contains nine species, found in

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...

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, and

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...

: *'' Baiami brockmani'' Gray, 1981 – Australia (Western Australia) *''

Baiami glenelgi ''Baiami'' is a genus of Australia, Australian Desidae, intertidal spiders that was first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1967. Originally placed with the Stiphidiidae, it was transferred to the Desidae after the results of a 2019 genetic analys ...

'' Gray, 1981 – Australia (

) *'' Baiami loftyensis'' Gray, 1981 – Australia (

) *'' Baiami montana'' Gray, 1981 – Australia (Western Australia) *''

Baiami stirlingi ''Baiami'' is a genus of Australian intertidal spiders that was first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1967. Originally placed with the Stiphidiidae, it was transferred to the Desidae after the results of a 2019 genetic analysis. Species it c ...

'' Gray, 1981 – Australia (Western Australia) *'' Baiami storeniformis'' (Simon, 1908) – Australia (Western Australia) *'' Baiami tegenarioides'' (Simon, 1908) – Australia (Western Australia) *'' Baiami torbayensis'' Gray, 1981 – Australia (Western Australia) *'' Baiami volucripes'' (Simon, 1908) ( type) – Australia (Western Australia) ''B. longipes'' and ''B. magnus'' were transferred to ''

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'', and ''B. mullamullangensis'' was transferred to ''

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''.

References

Araneomorphae genera Desidae Spiders of Australia Taxa named by Pekka T. Lehtinen {{Araneomorphae-stub

Species

See also

References