Platnick is a genus of central Asian liocranid sac spiders. It was first described by Yuri M. Marusik and A. A. Fomichev in 2020,[2] and it has only been found in Tajikistan.[1] As of December 2021 it contains only three species: P. astana, P. sanglok, and P. shablyai.[1]

Platnick
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Liocranidae
Genus: Platnick
Marusik & Fomichev, 2020[1]
Type species
P. shablyai
Marusik & Fomichev, 2020
Species
  • Platnick astana Marusik & Fomichev, 2020
  • Platnick sanglok Marusik & Fomichev, 2020
  • Platnick shablyai Marusik & Fomichev, 2020

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References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Platnick Marusik & Fomichev, 2020". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2021. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  2. ^ Marusik, Y. M.; Fomichev, A. A. (2020). "A new genus of Liocranidae (Arachnida: Araneae) from Tajikistan". Acta Biologica Sibirica. 6: 583–594. doi:10.3897/abs.6.e59687. S2CID 230714930.