Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Odo maelfaiti
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Arachnida
Order
Araneae
Superfamily
Lycosoidea
Family
Xenoctenidae
Genus
Odo
Species
maelfaiti
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Endemic
Distribution: Distribution: Only known from Galápagos. Galápagos distribution: Española, Santa Cruz (Baert et al., 2023)
- Baert, L.L. (2009) The genus Odo Keyserling, 1887 (Araneae: Zoridae) of the Galapagos islands (Ecuador). Bull. Inst. R. Sci. Nat. Belg. Entomol. 79: 45-57.
- 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, Odo maelfaiti", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=11995. Accessed 1 November 2026.