Summary details for Baryphyma maritimum (Crocker & Parker, 1970)

Species Details

Species name: Baryphyma maritimum (Crocker & Parker, 1970)
Synonym: Minyrioloides maritimus Crocker & Parker, 1970
Taxonomy: Animalia :: Araneae :: Linyphiidae
habitat: short sward & bare ground

Distribution

The species has been recorded from the east coast of England between Spurn Head (South-east Yorkshire) and Walberswick (East Suffolk), all since 1966.

Habitat and ecology

Sand dunes. B. maritimum occurs among young marram, at the seaward edge of 'yellow dunes', and along the upper driftline. Adults of both sexes have been found from May to July.

Status

Occurring in six 10-km squares since 1992, though fairly widespread within its limited range.

Threats

Damage to dune systems due to trampling and recreational sports are likely to be the most pressing threats, though beach 'tidying' might also be detrimental.

Management and conservation

Prevent excessive damage to dune systems resulting from unrestricted public access to these fragile ecosystems Text based on Dawson, I.K., Harvey, P.R., Merrett, P. & Russell-Smith, A.R. (in prep.).

Stats

First recorded: 1959
Last recorded: 2024
Total records: 82
Total visits: 78

Conservation status

Baryphyma maritimum

Source	Reporting category	Designation	Date designated	Comments
A Review of the scarce and threatened spiders (Araneae) of Great Britain: Species Status No. 22 (Sep 2017)	Rare and scarce species	Nationally Rare. Includes Red Listed taxa	01/09/2017
A Review of the scarce and threatened spiders (Araneae) of Great Britain: Species Status No. 22 (Sep 2017)	Red listing based on 2001 IUCN guidelines	Near Threatened	01/09/2017	No clear decline, but sea level rise is a plausible threat to the preferred habitat and hence NT is justified. Threats: Damage to dune systems due to trampling and recreational sports are likely to be the most pressing threats, though beach 'tidying' might also be detrimental.

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