Cryptocteniza

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Cryptocteniza
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Euctenizidae
Genus: Cryptocteniza
Bond & Hamilton, 2020[1]
Species:
C. kawtak
Binomial name
Cryptocteniza kawtak
Bond & Hamilton, 2020[1]

Cryptocteniza is a monotypic genus of North American mygalomorph spiders in the family Euctenizidae containing the single species, Cryptocteniza kawtak. It was first described by Jason Bond, C. A. Hamilton and R. L. Godwin in 2020,[2] and it has only been found in the United States.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Cryptocteniza Bond & Hamilton, 2020". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2021. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
  2. ^ Bond, J. E.; Hamilton, C. A.; Godwin, R. L.; et al. (2020). "Phylogeny, evolution, and biogeography of the North American trapdoor spider family Euctenizidae (Araneae: Mygalomorphae) and the discovery of a new 'endangered living fossil' along California's central coast". Insect Systematics and Diversity. 4 (5, 2): 1–14. doi:10.1093/isd/ixaa010.