''Makora'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
South Pacific intertidal spiders first described by
Raymond Robert Forster
Raymond Robert Forster (19 June 1922 – 1 July 2000) was a New Zealand arachnologist and museum director. He was a Fellow of the Entomological Society of New Zealand.
Biography
Forster was born in Hastings, New Zealand in 1922, and was educa ...
& C. L. Wilton in 1973.
Species
it contains five species, all found in
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
:
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Makora calypso
''Makora'' is a genus of South Pacific intertidal spiders first described by Raymond Robert Forster & C. L. Wilton in 1973.
Species
it contains five species, all found in New Zealand:
*'' Makora calypso'' (Marples, 1959) – New Zealand
*'' Ma ...
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(Marples, 1959) – New Zealand
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Makora detrita
''Makora'' is a genus of South Pacific intertidal spiders first described by Raymond Robert Forster & C. L. Wilton in 1973.
Species
it contains five species, all found in New Zealand:
*''Makora calypso'' (Marples, 1959) – New Zealand
*'' Mak ...
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Forster & Wilton, 1973 – New Zealand
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Makora diversa
''Makora'' is a genus of South Pacific intertidal spiders first described by Raymond Robert Forster & C. L. Wilton in 1973.
Species
it contains five species, all found in New Zealand:
*''Makora calypso'' (Marples, 1959) – New Zealand
*''Mako ...
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Forster & Wilton, 1973 – New Zealand
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Makora figurata
''Makora'' is a genus of South Pacific intertidal spiders first described by Raymond Robert Forster & C. L. Wilton in 1973.
Species
it contains five species, all found in New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country ...
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Forster & Wilton, 1973 – New Zealand
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Makora mimica
''Makora'' is a genus of South Pacific intertidal spiders first described by Raymond Robert Forster & C. L. Wilton in 1973.
Species
it contains five species, all found in New Zealand:
*''Makora calypso'' (Marples, 1959) – New Zealand
*''Mako ...
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Forster & Wilton, 1973 – New Zealand
References
Araneomorphae genera
Desidae
Taxa named by Raymond Robert Forster
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