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Murphydium

Murphydium is a monotypic genus of East African dwarf spiders containing the single species, Murphydium foliatum. It was first described by R. Jocqué in 1996, and has only been found in Kenya and Somalia.

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Murphydium
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Murphydium
Jocqué, 19961
Species:
M. foliatum
Binomial name
Murphydium foliatum
Jocqué, 1996

Murphydium is a monotypic genus of East African dwarf spiders containing the single species, Murphydium foliatum. It was first described by R. Jocqué in 1996,2 and has only been found in Kenya and Somalia.1

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References

  1. "Gen. Murphydium Jocqué, 1996". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
  2. Jocqué, R. (1996). "Notes on African Linyphiidae (Araneae) V. Murphydium, a new genus from East-Africa". Bulletin & Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 132: 235–243.