Galapagos Species Database
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Goeldia obscura
Lower Arid zone, Bursera forest.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Arachnida
Order
Araneae
Family
Titanoecidae
Genus
Goeldia
Species
obscura
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Cryptogenic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Distribution: Colombia, Peru. Galápagos distribution: Española, Gardner nr Española, Santa Cruz
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- Buchholz, S. Baert, L., Rodríguez, J., E Causton, C., & Jäger, H. (2020) Spiders in Galapagos–diversity, biogeography and origin. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 130(1), 41-48.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Goeldia obscura", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=11971. Accessed 9 June 2026.