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Zercidium

Zercidium is a monotypic genus of Atlantic comb-footed spiders containing the single species, Zercidium helenense. It was first described by P. L. G. Benoit in 1977, and is found on Saint Helena.

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Zercidium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Zercidium
Benoit, 19771
Species:
Z. helenense
Binomial name
Zercidium helenense
Benoit, 1977

Zercidium is a monotypic genus of Atlantic comb-footed spiders containing the single species, Zercidium helenense. It was first described by P. L. G. Benoit in 1977,2 and is found on Saint Helena.1

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References

  1. "Gen. Zercidium Benoit, 1977". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  2. Benoit, P. L. G. (1977), "Fam. Theridiidae", La faune terrestre de l'île de Sainte-Hélène IV