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Dysderina

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Dysderina
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Oonopidae
Genus: Dysderina
Simon, 1891

Dysderina is a genus of goblin spider. Its members are found in South America, Africa and the Philippines.[1]

The majority of species was described by Norman I. Platnick et al. in 2013.[2]

Species

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As of October 2025, this genus includes 24 species:[1]

References

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Encyclopedia of Life entry

  1. 1 2 "Gen. Dysderina Simon, 1892". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
  2. Platnick; Berniker; Bonaldo (2013). "The South American goblin spider genera Dysderina and Tridysderina (Araneae, Oonopidae)". American Museum Novitates (3772): 1–52. doi:10.1206/3772.2. hdl:2246/6424. S2CID 83993193.