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FIG
104.
The Gower money spider
Baryphyma gowerense
, the only species named after the peninsula. A close-up of
the male, showing the characteristic head of this species. (Natural History Museum)
In general the spider fauna of salt marshes is not rich and most species are found elsewhere, partic-
ularly in freshwater marshes, but a few, like
Baryphyma gowerense
, are characteristic of salt marshes or
even confined to this habitat. Another money spider,
Erigone longipalpis
, is also fairly common on the
Gower salt marshes.
