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Parasisis

Parasisis is a monotypic genus of Asian dwarf spiders containing the single species, Parasisis amurensis. It was first described by K. Y. Eskov in 1984, and has only been found in Russia, China, Korea, and Japan.

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Parasisis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Parasisis
Eskov, 19841
Species:
P. amurensis
Binomial name
Parasisis amurensis
Eskov, 1984

Parasisis is a monotypic genus of Asian dwarf spiders containing the single species, Parasisis amurensis. It was first described by K. Y. Eskov in 1984,2 and has only been found in Russia, China, Korea, and Japan.1

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References

  1. "Gen. Parasisis Eskov, 1984". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
  2. Eskov, K. Y. (1984). "New and little known genera and species of spiders (Aranei, Linyphiidae) from the Far East". Zoologicheskiĭ Zhurnal. 63: 1337–1344.