Turkocranum
| Turkocranum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Liocranidae |
| Genus: | Turkocranum Danışman & Coşar, 2022[1] |
| Species: | T. bosselaersi |
| Binomial name | |
| Turkocranum bosselaersi Danışman & Coşar, 2022[2] | |
Turkocranum is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Liocranidae containing the single species, Turkocranum bosselaersi.[2]
Distribution
[edit]Turkocranum bosselaersi has only been recorded from Turkey.[2]
Description
[edit]This species resembles resembles Liocranum L. Koch, 1866 and Mesiotelus Simon, 1897. Body length is about 4 mm. The carapace is yellowish brown.[1]
Etymology
[edit]The genus name is a combination of "Turkey" and genus Liocranum. The species is named in honor of Belgian arachnologist Jan Bosselaers.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Danışman, T.; Coşar, İ. (2022). "Turkocranum gen. n., a new genus of Liocranidae (Arachnida: Araneae) from Turkey". Zoology in the Middle East. 68: 73–80. doi:10.1080/09397140.2022.2030525.
- 1 2 3 "Gen. Turkocranum Danışman & Coşar, 2022". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2026-01-19.