Murphydium is a monotypic genus of East African dwarf spiders containing the single species, Murphydium foliatum. It was first described by R. Jocqué in 1996,[2] and has only been found in Kenya and Somalia.[1]

Murphydium
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Murphydium
Jocqué, 1996[1]
Species:
M. foliatum
Binomial name
Murphydium foliatum
Jocqué, 1996

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Murphydium Jocqué, 1996". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
  2. ^ Jocqué, R. (1996). "Notes on African Linyphiidae (Araneae) V. Murphydium, a new genus from East-Africa". Bulletin & Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 132: 235–243.