Melchisedec

Melchisedec is a genus of African goblin spiders first described by W. Fannes in 2010.[2] As of April 2019 it contains only two species.[1]

For other uses, see Melchizedek (disambiguation).

Melchisedec
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Oonopidae
Genus: Melchisedec
Fannes, 2010[1]
Type species
M. thevenot Fannes, 2010
Species
  • M. birni Fannes, 2010 — Niger
  • M. thevenot Fannes, 2010 — West, East Africa

References
  1. "Gen. Melchisedec Fannes, 2010". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  2. Fannes, W. (2010). "On Melchisedec, a new genus of the spider family Oonopidae (Araneae, Dysderoidea)". American Museum Novitates (3702): 1–28. doi:10.1206/3702.2. S2CID 56085412.


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