Araneidae {family} - Arthropoda; Arachnida; Araneae;

Sub-taxa

Subfamilies (4)
  1. Araneinae [18]
  2. Cyrtophorinae [2]
  3. Gasteracanthinae [1]
  4. Nephilinae [4]
Genera (137)
  1. Acacesia [33]
  2. Acanthepeira [85]
  3. Acroaspis [3]
  4. Acrosomoides [2]
  5. Actinacantha [3]
  6. Actinosoma [3]
  7. Aculepeira [171]
  8. Acusilas [9]
  9. Afracantha [1]
  10. Agalenatea [73]
  11. Alenatea [1]
  12. Allocyclosa [23]
  13. Alpaida [35]
  14. Amazonepeira [1]
  15. Anepsion [10]
  16. Aoaraneus [3]
  17. Arachnura [22]
  18. Araneus [2232]
  19. Araniella [609]
  20. Aranoethra [1]
  21. Argiope [3025]
  22. Artifex [3]
  23. Aspidolasius [3]
  24. Augusta [2]
  25. Austracantha [11]
  26. Backobourkia [50]
  27. Bertrana [9]
  28. Bijoaraneus [60]
  29. Caerostris [144]
  30. Carepalxis [1]
  31. Celaenia [9]
  32. Cercidia [69]
  33. Chorizopes [11]
  34. Chorizopesoides [2]
  35. Cladomelea [1]
  36. Clitaetra [7]
  37. Colaranea [12]
  38. Cryptaranea [51]
  39. Cyclosa [1138]
  40. Cyphalonotus [16]
  41. Cyrtarachne [57]
  42. Cyrtophora [391]
  43. Deliochus [15]
  44. Dolophones [4]
  45. Edricus [2]
  46. Enacrosoma [2]
  47. Encyosaccus [1]
  48. Eriophora [187]
  49. Eriovixia [110]
  50. Eustala [600]
  51. Exechocentrus [2]
  52. Gasteracantha [568]
  53. Gea [58]
  54. Gibbaranea [252]
  55. Glyptogona [2]
  56. Gnolus [20]
  57. Herennia [25]
  58. Hingstepeira [1]
  59. Hypognatha [12]
  60. Hypsosinga [351]
  61. Ideocaira [2]
  62. Indoetra [1]
  63. Isoxya [9]
  64. Kaira [11]
  65. Kapogea [1]
  66. Kilima [4]
  67. Larinia [133]
  68. Lariniaria [1]
  69. Larinioides [1176]
  70. Leviana [3]
  71. Leviellus [34]
  72. Lipocrea [1]
  73. Macracantha [40]
  74. Madacantha [2]
  75. Mangora [629]
  76. Manogea [13]
  77. Mastophora [22]
  78. Mecynogea [23]
  79. Megaraneus [2]
  80. Metazygia [191]
  81. Metepeira [299]
  82. Micrathena [535]
  83. Milonia [5]
  84. Molinaranea [5]
  85. Nemoscolus [16]
  86. Neogea [3]
  87. Neosco [11]
  88. Neoscona [2089]
  89. Nephila [183]
  90. Nephilengys [17]
  91. Nephilingis [57]
  92. Nicolepeira [3]
  93. Novakiella [14]
  94. Novaranea [2]
  95. Nuctenea [85]
  96. Oarces [11]
  97. Ocrepeira [29]
  98. Ordgarius [12]
  99. Paralarinia [5]
  100. Paraplectana [16]
  101. Paraplectanoides [4]
  102. Pararaneus [5]
  103. Parawixia [131]
  104. Parmatergus [2]
  105. Pasilobus [9]
  106. Perilla [2]
  107. Phonognatha [29]
  108. Plebs [35]
  109. Poecilopachys [16]
  110. Poltys [39]
  111. Prasonica [3]
  112. Prasonicella [1]
  113. Pronous [17]
  114. Psyllo [1]
  115. Pycnacantha [3]
  116. Rubrepeira [1]
  117. Salsa [26]
  118. Scoloderus [6]
  119. Sedasta [1]
  120. Singa [51]
  121. Socca [15]
  122. Spilasma [5]
  123. Spinepeira [1]
  124. Taczanowskia [1]
  125. Telaprocera [4]
  126. Testudinaria [2]
  127. Thelacantha [119]
  128. Trichonephila [641]
  129. Umbonata [2]
  130. Verrucosa [82]
  131. Wagneriana [154]
  132. Witica [11]
  133. Xylethrus [4]
  134. Yaginumia [10]
  135. Zealaranea [7]
  136. Zilla [91]
  137. Zygiella [217]
Species (1)
  1. Araneidae sp. H-AA001 [2]

Taxon Description (Wikipedia)

BOLD Stats

Specimen Records: 19,772 Public Records: 16,358
Specimens with Sequences: 18,264 Public Species: 698
Specimens with Barcodes: 17,062 Public BINs: 1,207
Species: 802          
Species With Barcodes: 696          
           

Contributors (Specimens & Sequencing)

Specimen Depositories: Sequencing Labs:
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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) Unspecified Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (Agalenatea - 04-KADIR-H06) @14 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2010) Gergin Blagoev, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics 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 - CCDB-35904-A03) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2020) CBG Photography Group Smithsonian Institution (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 - BIOUG17388-F01) @16 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2015) CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics
(Argiope - ZSM_B_ARACH_924) @15 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2015) Unspecified SNSB, Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen (Aspidolasius - CCDB-35904-A07) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2020) CBG Photography Group Smithsonian Institution (Austracantha - gvc11871-1L) @13 [ ] Copyright (2004) Unspecified 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) Author: Mariana L. Barone - MACN-Argentina 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) CBG Photography Group Smithsonian Institution
(Enacrosoma - CCDB-35904-B02) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2020) CBG Photography Group Smithsonian Institution (Eriophora - NZSPI300) @15 [ ] Copyright (2014) University of Waikato University of Waikato (Eriovixia - NIBGE SPD-00829) @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
(Hypognatha - SCU1NDA019) @12 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2010) Author: Mariana L. Barone - MACN-Argentina 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 - BIOUG01879-A05) @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 - BIOUG01966-B05) @14 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2015) CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (Larinioides - CCDB-08491-A10) @15 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2010) Gergin Blagoev, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (Leviellus - 03-KADIR-A09) @13 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Gergin Blagoev, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics 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 - CCDB-08513-G01) @14 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2010) Gergin Blagoev, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (Manogea - CCDB-35904-B08) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2020) CBG Photography Group Smithsonian Institution
(Mastophora - BIOUG50818-D09) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Share-Alike (2023) Unspecified Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (Mecynogea - CCDB-05293-B09) @13 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2009) Gergin Blagoev, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics 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
(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) Unspecified 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_041) @11 [ ] Copyright (2017) David Liittschwager Natural History Photography (Nicolepeira - DLP-4060) @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 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) Author: Luis N. Piacentini - MACN-Argentina 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) Author: Luis N. Piacentini - MACN-Argentina Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales (Psyllo - CCDB-35904-C08) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2020) CBG Photography Group Smithsonian Institution (Pycnacantha - Pysp NCA 2021 875 I) @11 [ ] Creative Commons – Attribution Share-Alike (by-sa) (2021) Charles Haddad University of the Free State
(Salsa - BIOUG00633-D04) @13 [ ] Copyright G. Blagoev 2011 Unspecified (Scoloderus - CCDB-35904-C10) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2020) CBG Photography Group Smithsonian Institution (Singa - AKO_001767) @14 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial (2015) Marko Mutanen University of Oulu
(Spilasma - CCDB-35904-C11) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2020) CBG Photography Group Smithsonian Institution (Taczanowskia - MECN_AR_411) @11 [ ] CC-BY-NC-ND (2024) INABIO INABIO (Thelacantha - sc_05514) @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) CBG Photography Group 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 (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 - BIOUG00174-E09) @13 [ ] Copyright G. Blagoev 2010 Unspecified (Zygiella - BIOUG00525-G10) @15 [ ] Copyright G. Blagoev 2010 Unspecified
(Zygiella)
  Sample ID:
BIOUG00525-G10
  License:
Copyright 
  License Holder:
G. Blagoev 2010, Unspecified

Collection Sites




Collected from 73 countries.
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Canada3986India386Cuba189
United States1615Dominican Republic312Philippines160
Pakistan660Australia304New Zealand145
South Africa639Spain261Panama145
Costa Rica528Argentina252France139
Mexico506Russia234Gabon79
Germany463Turkey193

Taxon Occurrence (GBIF)