| Brachycerasphora | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Brachycerasphora Denis, 1962 [1] |
| Type species | |
| B. monocerotum Denis, 1962 | |
| Species | |
5, see text | |
Brachycerasphora is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by J. Denis in 1962. [2]
As of May 2019 [update] it contains five species: [1]
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