Knotodo is a genus of spiders in the family Miturgidae.[2]

Knotodo
K. gracilis in Australia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Miturgidae
Genus: Knotodo
Raven, 2023[1]
Type species
Odo gracilis
Hickman, 1950
Species

8, see text

Distribution

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Knotodo is endemic to Australia, with species distributed across the southern and southwestern regions of the continent.[2]

Etymology

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The genus name is a combination of knot (in the meaning of "twisted, complex") and the genus Odo Keyserling, 1887, where the type species was first based.[1]

Species

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As of January 2026, this genus includes eight species:[2]

References

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  1. 1 2 Raven, R. J.; Hebron, W.; Williams, K. (2023). "Revisions of Australian ground-hunting spiders VI: five new stripe-less miturgid genera and 48 new species (Miturgidae: Miturginae)". Zootaxa. 5358 (1): 1–117. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5358.1.1. PMID 38220628.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gen. Knotodo Raven, 2023". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
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