| Xyccarph | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Oonopidae |
| Genus: | Xyccarph Brignoli, 1978 [1] |
| Type species | |
| X. myops Brignoli, 1978 | |
| Species | |
4, see text | |
Xyccarph is a genus of Brazilian goblin spiders that was first described by Paolo Marcello Brignoli in 1978. [2]
As of June 2019 [update] it contains four species, found only in Brazil: [1]
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