''Tissahamia'' is a
genus
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of southeast Asian
cellar spiders named after
Wanniyalaeto chief Uru Warige Tissahami.
It was erected in 20180 for several species transferred from ''
Pholcus'' after a
molecular phylogenetic
Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...
study of the Calapnita-Panjange clade of Pholcidae.
They have long, thin
abdomens that bend upward near the end. They also have six eyes, three on each of two eye stalks.
Species
it contains twelve species:
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T. barisan''
(Huber, 2016) – Indonesia (Sumatra)
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T. bukittimah''
(Huber, 2016) – Singapore
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T. ethagala''
(Huber, 2011) (
type
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) – Sri Lanka
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T. gombak''
(Huber, 2011) – Malaysia
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T. karuna''
Huber, 2019 – Sri Lanka
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T. kottawagamaensis''
(Yao & Li, 2016) – Sri Lanka
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T. ledang''
(Huber, 2011) – Malaysia
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T. maturata''
(Huber, 2011) – Sri Lanka
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T. phui''
(Huber, 2011) – Thailand
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T. tanahrata''
(Huber, 2016) – Malaysia
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T. uludong''
(Huber, 2016) – Malaysia
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T. vescula''
( Simon, 1901) – Malaysia
See also
* ''
Pholcus''
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List of Pholcidae species
This page lists all described genera and species of the spider family Pholcidae. , the World Spider Catalog accepts 1820 species in 94 genera:
A ''Aetana''
''Aetana'' Huber, 2005
* '' Aetana abadae'' Huber, 2015 — Philippines
* '' Aetana baga ...
References
Further reading
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Pholcidae genera
Spiders of Asia
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