| Murphydium | |
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Scientific classification 
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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
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| Binomial name | |
| Murphydium foliatum Jocqué, 1996
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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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.