Chatzakia is a genus of spiders in the family Gnaphosidae. It was first described in 2016 by Lissner & Bosmans. This genus was named in honour of the Greek arachnologist Maria Chatzaki.[2] As of 2017, it contains only one species, Chatzakia balearica, found on the Balearic Islands.[1]

Chatzakia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Gnaphosidae
Genus: Chatzakia
Species:
C. balearica
Binomial name
Chatzakia balearica
Lissner, 2016[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gnaphosidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
  2. ^ Yuri M. Marusik; Danniella Sherwood (27 June 2022). "Matronymic genera in spiders (Araneae) named for arachnologists". Arachnology. 19 (sp1). doi:10.13156/ARAC.2022.19.SP1.150. ISSN 2050-9928. Wikidata Q113667188.