Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Chelicerata Infraorder Araneomorphae Scientific name Troglohyphantes Rank Genus | Phylum Arthropoda Order Araneae Family Linyphiidae Higher classification Linyphiidae | |
Similar Linyphiidae, Arachnid, Centromerus, Lepthyphantes, Diplocephalus | ||
Troglohyphantes is a genus of spider in the Linyphiidae family. At least some species are found exclusively in caves. The genus was first described in 1881 by Joseph. As of 2017, it contains 133 species.
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Name
The genus name is combined from Ancient Greek troglo- "cave (dweller)" and -hyphantes, a common ending for linyphiid genera.
Species
Troglohyphantes comprises the following species:
References
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