A genus-level taxonomic review of primitively segmented spiders (Mesothelae, Liphistiidae)

The spider suborder Mesothelae, containing a single extant family Liphistiidae, represents a species-poor and ancient lineage. These are conspicuous spiders that primitively retain a segmented abdomen and appendage-like spinnerets. While their classification history is nearly devoid of phylogenetic...

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Main Authors: Xu Xin, Fengxiang Liu, Jian Chen, Hirotsugu Ono, Daiqin Li, Matjaž Kuntner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2015-03-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:http://zookeys.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=4926