Biology:Bifurcia

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Short description: Genus of spiders

Bifurcia
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Bifurcia
Saaristo, Tu & Li, 2006[1]
Type species
B. ramosa
(Li & Zhu, 1987)
Species

9, see text

Bifurcia is a genus of Asian dwarf spiders that was first described by Michael I. Saaristo, L. H. Tu & S. Q. Li in 2006.[2]

Species

(As of July 2021) it contains nine species, all from China and far eastern Russia:[1]

  • Bifurcia cucurbita Zhai & Zhu, 2007 – China
  • Bifurcia curvata (Sha & Zhu, 1987) – China
  • Bifurcia dersuuzalai Fomichev & Omelko, 2021 – Russia (Far East)
  • Bifurcia maritima (Tanasevitch, 2010) – Russia (Far East)
  • Bifurcia oligerae Marusik, Omelko & Koponen, 2016 – Russia (Far East)
  • Bifurcia pseudosongi Quan & Chen, 2012 – China
  • Bifurcia ramosa (Li & Zhu, 1987) (type) – China
  • Bifurcia songi Zhai & Zhu, 2007 – China
  • Bifurcia tanasevitchi Marusik, Omelko & Koponen, 2016 – Russia (Far East)

See also

  • List of Linyphiidae species

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Gen. Bifurcia Saaristo, Tu & Li, 2006. Natural History Museum Bern. 2021. doi:10.24436/2. http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/1193. Retrieved 2021-07-09. 
  2. Saaristo, M. I.; Tu, L. H.; Li, S. Q. (2006). "A review of Chinese micronetine species (Araneae: Linyphiidae). Part I: species of ex-Arcuphantes and ex-Centromerus.". Animal Biology 56 (3): 383–401. doi:10.1163/157075606778441886. 

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