Nephilidae | |
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Female Nephila pilipes | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Superfamily: | Araneoidea |
Family: | Nephilidae Simon, 1894 |
Genera | |
See text. | |
Diversity | |
7 genera | |
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Nephilidae is a spider family commonly referred to as golden orb-weavers.[1] The various genera in the Nephilidae family were formerly placed in Tetragnathidae and Araneidae. All nephilid genera partially renew their webs.[2]