Chanea is a genus of Chinese spiders in the family Mysmenidae first discovered in 2009. The name is derived from the Chinese word for "coil", referring to the coiled whip-like extension of the palpal bulb, a defining characteristic of the genus.[1] There are two species in the genus, one described in 2009 and the other in 2016.[2]
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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: | Mysmenidae |
| Genus: | Chanea Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009 |
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References
edit- ^ Miller, J.A.; Griswold, C.E.; Yin, C.M. (2009). "The symphytognathoid spiders of the Gaoligongshan, Yunnan, China (Araneae, Araneoidea): Systematics and diversity of micro-orbweavers". ZooKeys (11): 54. doi:10.3897/zookeys.11.160.
- ^ "Gen. Chanea Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
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