Turkocranum

Turkocranum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Liocranidae
Genus: Turkocranum
Danışman & Coşar, 2022
Species:
T. bosselaersi
Binomial name
Turkocranum bosselaersi
Danışman & Coşar, 2022

Turkocranum is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Liocranidae containing the single species, Turkocranum bosselaersi.

Distribution

Turkocranum bosselaersi has only been recorded from Turkey.

Description

This species resembles resembles Liocranum L. Koch, 1866 and Mesiotelus Simon, 1897. Body length is about 4 mm. The carapace is yellowish brown.

Etymology

The genus name is a combination of "Turkey" and genus Liocranum. The species is named in honor of Belgian arachnologist Jan Bosselaers.

References

  1. 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.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gen. Turkocranum Danışman & Coşar, 2022". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2026-01-19.