Species Details
- Species name
- Gongylidiellum vivum (O.P.-Cambridge, 1875)
- Synonym
- Gongylidiellum viva
- Taxonomy
- Animalia :: Araneae :: Linyphiidae
- tall sward & scrub
Distribution
The species is widespread throughout most of Britain. It has a Palaearctic Distribution: and is widespread in most of northern Europe.Habitat and ecology
G. vivum is found in moss, grass and leaf litter, often in damp situations. Rushton et al. (1987) showed that it has a preference for undisturbed, well-vegetated grassland sites. It is a frequent aeronaut. Merrett (1969) found that on heathland in Dorset, males were active from March to July and again from October to late December orearly January. Adults of both sexes have been recorded throughout the year, with a peak in summer.Status
Common. Original author of profile: D.R. Nellist Text based on Harvey, P.R., Nellist, D.R. & Telfer, M.G. (eds) 2002. Provisional atlas of British spiders (Arachnida, Araneae), Volumes 1 & 2. Huntingdon: Biological Records Centre.Stats
- First recorded
- 1882
- Last recorded
- 2026
- Total records
- 4,313
- Total visits
- 4,235
Conservation status
Gongylidiellum vivum
| 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) | Red listing based on 2001 IUCN guidelines | Least concern | 01/09/2017 |
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Temporal distribution - records by year
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Temporal distribution - records by week
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