Taxonomic reassessment and rejection of the spider family Fonteferreidae Wunderlich, 2023 (Araneae).

Lara Lopardo, Nadine Dupérré, Gustavo Hormiga, Peter Michalik

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Lara LopardoZoological Institute and Museum, University of Greifswald, Loitzer Str. 26, 17489 Greifswald, Germany Zoological Institute and Museum, University of Greifswald Greifswald Germany https://ror.org/00r1edq15.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3481-980X

Nadine DupérréMuseum of Nature Hamburg, Zoologie, Leibniz-Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (LIB), Center for Taxonomy and Morphology, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 3, 20146 Hamburg, Germany Department of Biological Sciences, The George Washington University Washington United States of America https://ror.org/00y4zzh67.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2195-878X

Gustavo HormigaDepartment of Biological Sciences, The George Washington University, 2029 G St. NW, Washington, DC 20052, USA Museum of Nature Hamburg, Zoologie, Leibniz-Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change Hamburg Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0046-1822

Peter MichalikZoological Institute and Museum, University of Greifswald, Loitzer Str. 26, 17489 Greifswald, Germany Zoological Institute and Museum, University of Greifswald Greifswald Germany https://ror.org/00r1edq15.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2459-9153

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Abstract

The taxonomic validity of the spider family Fonteferreidae Wunderlich, 2023 is re-evaluated in light of new morphological evidence. This araneoid family was originally established based on a single specimen, the male holotype, that lacked both distinctive somatic characters and reproductive structures. Upon re-examination, the holotype specimen was found to be a subadult male, and consequently the diagnostic traits previously cited to justify its familial status are found to be unsubstantiated. In absence of the necessary empirical evidence, the erection of the family Fonteferreidae, the genus

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Araneoideanomina dubiasymphytognathoids

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PMID42094016

DOI10.3897/zookeys.1278.181771

PMCPMC13139863

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