Dolloff cave spider
The Dolloff cave spider (Meta dolloff) is a spider native to California, among the rarest spiders of North America.[2]
| Dolloff cave spider | |
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| Dolloff cave spider found in Empire Cave in Santa Cruz, California | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Tetragnathidae |
| Genus: | Meta |
| Species: | M. dolloff |
| Binomial name | |
| Meta dolloff Levi & Levi, 1980 | |
This species was listed on the 2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. This doesn't provide legal protection for the species, but the list tracks animals that may become endangered.
Habitat
The Dolloff cave spider has been found in caves in the Empire Cave System near University of California, Santa Cruz, and in the Gray Whale Ranch State Park.
References
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Meta dolloff". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T13255A3431647. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T13255A3431647.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- "Meta dolloff". Bug Guide. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
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