Panoa is a genus of intertidal spiders. It was first described by Raymond Robert Forster in 1970, and it has only been found in New Zealand.

Species it contains four species: P. contorta Forster, 1970 (type) – New Zealand P. fiordensis Forster, 1970 – New Zealand P. mora Forster, 1970 – New Zealand P. tapanuiensis Forster, 1970 – New Zealand

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