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Anyphaenoides octodentata (Schmidt, 1971)

This species occurs in all vegetation zones from sea level to ca. 600 m: Littoral zone, coastal Arid zone, Bursera forest, Transition zone, Culture zone, Miconia zone, Scalesia forest, Fern-sedge zone.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Arachnida

Order
Araneae

Superfamily
Dictynoidea

Family
Anyphaenidae

Genus
Anyphaenoides

Species
octodentata

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 1991

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Stowaway

Subpathway: Hitchhiker on people and their luggage/equipment

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: No data

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Floreana, Isabela (Volcán Sierra Negra, Volcán Alcedo), Marchena, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe.

References

  • Baert, L. (1995) The Anyphaenidae of the Galápagos Archipelago and Cocos Island, with a redescription of Anyphaenoides pluridentata Berland, 1913. Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society 10: 10-14.
  • Baert, L.L. Maelfait, J.-P. (2000) Check List of the Described Spider Species of the Galápagos Archipelago (Araneae). Bull. Inst. R. Sci. Nat. Belg. Entomol. 70: 243-245.
  • Baert, L.L. Malfait, J.-P., Hendrickx, F. & Desender, K. (2008) Distribution and Habitat Preference of the Spiders (Araneae) of Galápagos. Bull. Inst. R. Sci. Nat. Belg. Entomol. 78: 39-111.
  • 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.
  • McMullen, C.K. (2011) Pollination of the heterostylos Galápagos native, Cordia lutea (Boraginaceae) Plant Syst Evol (2012) 298:569-579
  • McMullen, C.K. (2010) Nocturnal and diurnal pollination of Clerodendrum molle (Verbenaceae) in the Galápagos Islands Plant Syst Evol (2011) 292:15-23

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"Galapagos Species Database, Anyphaenoides octodentata", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5543. Accessed 1 November 2026.