Araneidae {family} - Arthropoda; Arachnida; Araneae;

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Sub-taxa

Subfamilies (5)
  1. Araneinae [24]
  2. Argiopinae [1]
  3. Cyrtophorinae [2]
  4. Gasteracanthinae [1]
  5. Nephilinae [4]
Genera (141)
  1. Acacesia [38]
  2. Acanthepeira [85]
  3. Acroaspis [3]
  4. Acrosomoides [2]
  5. Actinacantha [3]
  6. Actinosoma [3]
  7. Aculepeira [180]
  8. Acusilas [9]
  9. Afracantha [1]
  10. Agalenatea [76]
  11. Alenatea [1]
  12. Allocyclosa [23]
  13. Alpaida [36]
  14. Amazonepeira [2]
  15. Anepsion [10]
  16. Aoaraneus [3]
  17. Arachnura [22]
  18. Araneus [2258]
  19. Araniella [619]
  20. Aranoethra [1]
  21. Argiope [3036]
  22. Artifex [3]
  23. Aspidolasius [5]
  24. Augusta [2]
  25. Austracantha [11]
  26. Backobourkia [50]
  27. Bertrana [15]
  28. Bijoaraneus [62]
  29. Caerostris [144]
  30. Carepalxis [1]
  31. Celaenia [9]
  32. Cercidia [73]
  33. Chorizopes [11]
  34. Chorizopesoides [2]
  35. Cladomelea [1]
  36. Clitaetra [7]
  37. Colaranea [12]
  38. Cryptaranea [51]
  39. Cyclosa [1146]
  40. Cyphalonotus [16]
  41. Cyrtarachne [57]
  42. Cyrtophora [394]
  43. Deliochus [15]
  44. Dolophones [4]
  45. Dubiepeira [1]
  46. Edricus [4]
  47. Enacrosoma [2]
  48. Encyosaccus [2]
  49. Epeiroides [2]
  50. Eriophora [216]
  51. Eriovixia [111]
  52. Eustala [597]
  53. Exechocentrus [2]
  54. Gasteracantha [571]
  55. Gea [61]
  56. Gibbaranea [259]
  57. Glyptogona [4]
  58. Gnolus [20]
  59. Guizygiella [26]
  60. Herennia [25]
  61. Hingstepeira [1]
  62. Hypognatha [12]
  63. Hypsosinga [352]
  64. Ideocaira [2]
  65. Indoetra [1]
  66. Isoxya [9]
  67. Kaira [11]
  68. Kapogea [5]
  69. Kilima [4]
  70. Larinia [137]
  71. Lariniaria [1]
  72. Larinioides [1254]
  73. Leviana [3]
  74. Leviellus [35]
  75. Lipocrea [1]
  76. Macracantha [40]
  77. Madacantha [2]
  78. Mangora [647]
  79. Manogea [15]
  80. Mastophora [28]
  81. Mecynogea [23]
  82. Megaraneus [2]
  83. Metazygia [192]
  84. Metepeira [301]
  85. Micrathena [535]
  86. Micrepeira [1]
  87. Milonia [5]
  88. Molinaranea [5]
  89. Nemoscolus [16]
  90. Neogea [3]
  91. Neosco [11]
  92. Neoscona [2101]
  93. Nephila [183]
  94. Nephilengys [17]
  95. Nephilingis [57]
  96. Nicolepeira [3]
  97. Novakiella [14]
  98. Novaranea [2]
  99. Nuctenea [90]
  100. Oarces [11]
  101. Ocrepeira [33]
  102. Ordgarius [12]
  103. Paralarinia [5]
  104. Paraplectana [16]
  105. Paraplectanoides [4]
  106. Pararaneus [5]
  107. Parawixia [166]
  108. Parmatergus [2]
  109. Pasilobus [9]
  110. Perilla [2]
  111. Phonognatha [29]
  112. Plebs [35]
  113. Poecilopachys [16]
  114. Poltys [41]
  115. Prasonica [3]
  116. Prasonicella [1]
  117. Pronous [20]
  118. Psyllo [1]
  119. Pycnacantha [3]
  120. Rubrepeira [3]
  121. Salsa [26]
  122. Scoloderus [12]
  123. Sedasta [1]
  124. Singa [58]
  125. Socca [15]
  126. Spilasma [7]
  127. Spinepeira [1]
  128. Taczanowskia [1]
  129. Telaprocera [4]
  130. Testudinaria [3]
  131. Thelacantha [119]
  132. Trichonephila [644]
  133. Umbonata [2]
  134. Verrucosa [95]
  135. Wagneriana [169]
  136. Witica [16]
  137. Xylethrus [4]
  138. Yaginumia [10]
  139. Zealaranea [7]
  140. Zilla [92]
  141. Zygiella [229]
Species (1)
  1. Araneidae sp. H-AA001 [2]

BOLD Stats

Specimen Records: 20,370 Public Records: 16,382
Specimens with Sequences: 18,696 Public Species: 706
Specimens with Barcodes: 17,556 Public BINs: 1,207
Species: 830          
Species With Barcodes: 742          
           

Contributors (Specimens & Sequencing)

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Imagery

images representing subtaxa of Araneidae
 (Acacesia - MXBCS141)  @13 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2011) Maria Luisa Jimenez Centro de Investigaciones Biologicas del Noroeste  (Acanthepeira - TDWG-0993)  @15 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2010) CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics  (Actinosoma - CBG-A01087-E11)  @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2023) Centre for Biodiversity Genomics Centre for Biodiversity Genomics
 (Aculepeira - CHU-SPI-588)  @15 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2009) CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics  (Agalenatea - 04-KADIR-F06)  @14 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2010) CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics  (Allocyclosa - BIOUG17394-A03)  @13 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2015) CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics
 (Alpaida - BIOUG24141-G11)  @14 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2015) CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics  (Amazonepeira - MECN_AR_1504)  @11 [ ] CC-BY-NC-ND (2024) INABIO INABIO  (Arachnura - BIOUG01980-C08)  @13 [ ] Copyright  G. Blagoev 2012 Unspecified
 (Araneinae - EVDW0085)  @13 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2011) Esther van der Westhuizen University of Johannesburg  (Araneus - BIOUG11734-D09)  @15 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2014) CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics  (Araniella - BIOUG20033-C08)  @16 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2015) CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics
 (Argiope - ZSM_B_ARACH_924)  @15 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2015) SNSB, Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen SNSB, Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen  (Aspidolasius - CCDB-35904-A07)  @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2020) Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian Institution  (Austracantha - gvc11871-1L)  @13 [ ] Copyright (2004) Graeme V. Cocks Unspecified
 (Backobourkia - BIOUG80112-F09)  @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2022) CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics  (Bertrana - SFU2N7L011)  @12 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2010) Facundo M. Labarque Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales  (Bijoaraneus - BIOUG01636-H04)  @13 [ ] Copyright  G. Blagoev 2011 Unspecified
 (Caerostris - BIOUG86419-D06)  @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2022) Centre for Biodiversity Genomics Centre for Biodiversity Genomics  (Celaenia - gvcT10781)  @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial (2017) Graeme V. Cocks Unspecified  (Cercidia - BIOUG18930-G09)  @15 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2016) CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics
 (Chorizopes - ICUP-MS-0062)  @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2020) CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics  (Chorizopesoides - NIBGE SPD-00814)  @12 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2012) Muhammad Ashfaq National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Faisalabad Pakistan  (Colaranea - NZSPI015)  @14 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved  Unspecified Unspecified
 (Cryptaranea - NZSPI708)  @14 [ ] Copyright (2015) University  of Waikato University of Waikato  (Cyclosa - BIOUG23157-H01)  @15 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2016) CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics  (Cyrtarachne - BGE_00654_D05)  @11 [ ] (nrr) (2024) Ana Ananiashvili ISU
 (Cyrtophora - PZNF-0001)  @13 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved  Unspecified Unspecified  (Cyrtophorinae - UM_ACKI_0068)  @11 [ ] by-nc-sa (2022) Alexandre THETIOT Universite Montpellier  (Deliochus - CCDB-35904-A12)  @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2020) Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian Institution
 (Dubiepeira - MECN_AR_159)  @11 [ ] CC-BY-NC-ND (2024) INABIO INABIO  (Edricus - MECN_AR_1417)  @11 [ ] CC-BY-NC-ND (2024) INABIO INABIO  (Enacrosoma - CCDB-35904-B02)  @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2020) Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian Institution
 (Encyosaccus - MECN_AR_112)  @11 [ ] CC-BY-NC-ND (2024) INABIO INABIO  (Epeiroides - MECN_AR_494)  @11 [ ] CC-BY-NC-ND (2024) INABIO INABIO  (Eriophora - NZSPI300)  @15 [ ] Copyright (2014) University  of Waikato University of Waikato
 (Eriovixia - NIBGE SPD-00809)  @13 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2012) Muhammad Ashfaq National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Faisalabad Pakistan  (Eustala - BIOUG06196-G04)  @15 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2015) CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics  (Gasteracantha - AASFB-0425)  @14 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved  Manuel Medina Mex Unspecified
 (Gea - CCDB-08519-D09)  @15 [ ] Copyright  G. Blagoev 2010 Unspecified  (Gibbaranea - ZMUO.002656)  @15 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial (2012) Marko Mutanen University of Oulu  (Glyptogona - BIOUG00160-H11)  @12 [ ] Copyright  G. Blagoev 2010 Unspecified
 (Gnolus - MLB 04406)  @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2015) Matias A. Izquierdo Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales  (Guizygiella - NIBGE SPD-01318)  @13 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2013) S. Mirza National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Faisalabad Pakistan  (Hypognatha - SFU2NCH009)  @12 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2010) Facundo M. Labarque Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales
 (Hypsosinga - BIOUG08998-C04)  @15 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2014) CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics  (Isoxya - SpringGr3Arach27)  @14 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved  Unspecified Unspecified  (Kaira - BIOUG01877-E08)  @12 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2012) CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics
 (Kapogea - AASFB-0176)  @12 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved  Manuel Medina Mex Unspecified  (Kilima - NCA-2012_4375)  @12 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2013) Mamadi Theresa Sethusa University of Johannesburg  (Larinia - BIOUG00625-F04)  @14 [ ] CC-0  G. Blagoev 2010 Unspecified
 (Larinioides - CCDB-08491-A10)  @15 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2010) CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics  (Leviellus - 03-KADIR-A09)  @13 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution  Gergin Blagoev Centre for Biodiversity Genomics  (Macracantha - CCO-TH 549 4BT 2L)  @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2015) CCO-TH 400 4OV 1S LMI LUSE
 (Mangora - BIOUG08101-F09)  @14 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2016) CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics  (Manogea - CCDB-35904-B08)  @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2020) Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian Institution  (Mastophora - BIOUG50817-A01)  @11 [ ] CC-0 (2019) Unspecified Unspecified
 (Mecynogea - CCDB-05293-B09)  @13 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2009) Gergin Blagoev Centre for Biodiversity Genomics  (Megaraneus - NCA-2013_190)  @12 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2013) Robin Lyle Agricultural Research Council (ARC)  (Metazygia - BIOUG25724-F09)  @14 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2015) CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics
 (Metepeira - BIOUG36889-F08)  @15 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2018) CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics  (Micrathena - BIOUG63910-H09)  @15 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2022) CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics  (Micrepeira - MECN_AR_116)  @11 [ ] CC-BY-NC-ND (2024) INABIO INABIO
 (Molinaranea - BIOUG31820-A04)  @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2017) CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics  (Nemoscolus - KBGPS100)  @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2018) Unspecified National Collection of Arachnida (NCA)  (Neosco - Hesse_13_10)  @11 [ ] c (2024) Kim L. Holzmann Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
 (Neoscona - 08BBARAC-0231)  @15 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2009) CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics  (Nephila - BIOUG42809-H02)  @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2021) CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics  (Nephilinae - ARAQR099)  @11 [ ] Copyright (2012) Unspecified Unspecified
 (Nephilingis - XMAD_089)  @11 [ ] Copyright (2017) David Liittschwager Natural History Photography  (Nicolepeira - DLP-4052)  @11 [ ] Copyright (2016) Daniela Prina Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales  (Novakiella - NZSPI387)  @13 [ ] Copyright (2014) University  of Waikato University of Waikato
 (Novaranea - NZSPI690)  @14 [ ] Copyright (2014) University  of Waikato University of Waikato  (Nuctenea - AraVM154)  @15 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2015) NTNU University Museum, Department of Natural History NTNU University Museum, Department of Natural History  (Oarces - BIOUG31821-A01)  @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2017) CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics
 (Ocrepeira - CCDB-05294-A07)  @12 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2009) Gergin Blagoev Centre for Biodiversity Genomics  (Paralarinia - Pasp_NMBA_18582_F)  @11 [ ] Creative Commons – Attribution Share-Alike (by-sa) (2021) Charles Haddad University of the Free State  (Pararaneus - UKZNPmbGrArach05)  @13 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved  Unspecified Unspecified
 (Parawixia - SFD1NAL007)  @13 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2010) Facundo M. Labarque Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales  (Phonognatha - gvc14343-1L)  @13 [ ] Copyright (2004) Graeme V. Cocks Unspecified  (Plebs - BIOUG13962-A06)  @14 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2015) CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics
 (Poecilopachys - NZSPI314)  @15 [ ] Copyright (2014) University  of Waikato University of Waikato  (Poltys - gvc16158-1L)  @13 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial (2010) Graeme V. Cocks Unspecified  (Prasonica - NCA-2012_4374)  @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2013) Mamadi Theresa Sethusa University of Johannesburg
 (Pronous - SFD2NBL012)  @13 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2010) Facundo M. Labarque Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales  (Psyllo - CCDB-35904-C08)  @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2020) Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian Institution  (Pycnacantha - Pysp NCA 2021 875 I)  @11 [ ] Creative Commons – Attribution Share-Alike (by-sa) (2021) Charles Haddad University of the Free State
 (Rubrepeira - MECN_AR_1501)  @11 [ ] CC-BY-NC-ND (2024) INABIO INABIO  (Salsa - BIOUG00633-D04)  @13 [ ] Copyright  G. Blagoev 2011 Unspecified  (Scoloderus - MECN_AR_1517)  @11 [ ] CC-BY-NC-ND (2024) INABIO INABIO
 (Singa - AKO_001767)  @14 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial (2015) Marko Mutanen University of Oulu  (Spilasma - CCDB-35904-C11)  @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2020) Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian Institution  (Taczanowskia - MECN_AR_411)  @11 [ ] CC-BY-NC-ND (2024) INABIO INABIO
 (Testudinaria - MECN_AR_1505)  @11 [ ] CC-BY-NC-ND (2024) INABIO INABIO  (Thelacantha - sc_06090)  @12 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2014) Sylvain Charlat Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie évolutive, CNRS, Université Lyon 1  (Trichonephila - BIOUG09799-F01)  @14 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2015) CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics
 (Umbonata - CCDB-35904-D02)  @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2020) Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian Institution  (Verrucosa - BIOUG01899-D06)  @14 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2012) CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics  (Wagneriana - CCDB-08500-A11)  @12 [ ] Copyright  G. Blagoev 2010 Unspecified
 (Witica - MECN_AR_442)  @11 [ ] CC-BY-NC-ND (2024) INABIO INABIO  (Xylethrus - IFM-0083)  @12 [ ] Copyright (2014) Ivan L.F. Magalhaes Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales  (Yaginumia - BIOUG12605-H06)  @14 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2014) G. Blagoev Centre for Biodiversity Genomics
 (Zealaranea - NZSPI499)  @13 [ ] Copyright (2014) University  of Waikato University of Waikato  (Zilla - CCDB-08491-H10)  @13 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2010) CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics  (Zygiella - BIOUG00525-G10)  @15 [ ] Copyright  G. Blagoev 2010 Unspecified
  Sample ID:
BIOUG00525-G10
  License:
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  License Holder:
G. Blagoev 2010, Unspecified

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United States1744Australia325Philippines160
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Mexico506Russia234Ecuador122
Germany463Turkey193