Round Bird-dung Spider
Celaenia
FP-14014
Discoverer: J.M. Waldock (2006)
Fauna Portal species: 14014
Celaenia FP-14014 female, lateral (WAM T132525; Barrow Island, Western Australia)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2025)
Fauna Portal Image No. 11236Diagnosis
Celaenia FP-14014 is a small species in the genus with females haveing a unique, almost spherical abdomen, whereas females in other species in Celaenia have much more complex shapes. Males are here associated with the females due a lack of distinctive colouration as in other Celaenia males.
Status
- native
Australia
- Western Australia
Fauna Portal Records
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