Chanea

Chanea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Mysmenidae
Genus:	Chanea Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009
Species
Chanea suukyii Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009 Chanea voluta Lin & Li, 2016

Chanea is a genus of Chinese spiders in the Mysmenidae family first discovered in 2009. The name is derived from the Chinese word for "coil", referring to the coiled whip-like extension of the palpal bulb, a defining characteristic of the genus.^[1] There are two species in the genus, one described in 2009 and the other in 2016.^[2]

References

↑ Miller, J.A.; Griswold, C.E.; Yin, C.M. (2009). "The symphytognathoid spiders of the Gaoligongshan, Yunnan, China (Araneae, Araneoidea): Systematics and diversity of micro-orbweavers.". ZooKeys. 11: 54.
↑ "Gen. Chanea Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2016-04-26.

Extant Araneae families

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida

Suborder Mesothelae

Liphistiidae (segmented spiders)

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