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| Euamblypygi | |
|---|---|
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| A phrynid whipspider (Phrynus, Puerto Rico) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Amblypygi |
| Suborder: | Euamblypygi Weygoldt, 1996 |
Euamblypygi is one of the two suborders of whip spiders, the other being Paleoamblypygi. Euamblypygi includes three of the four living families of the order, with Paleoamblypygi represented today only by Paracharontidae.[1][2]
Description
[edit]Euamblypygids can be distinguished from paleoamblypygids by the method of the folding of their pedipalps when at rest. Paleoamblypygids fold their pedipalps within the vertical plane, with the femurs vertical when folded, whereas euamblypygids hold them at rest with the femurs horizontal or nearly horizontal.[3] The morphology of euamblypygid pedipalps is also generally far more complex and derived.[4] All extant whipspiders that possess eyes are euamblypygids, as Jorottui and Paracharon of the family Paracharontidae are eyeless.[3][5]
Taxonomy
[edit]Euamblypygi comprises the following families:[2]
A fourth family, Charinidae, was included within the suborder until it was found to be a junior synonym of Charontidae in 2024.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ Dunlop, Jason; Harms, Danilo (2026). "The fossil history of the smaller arachnid orders". PalZ – via Springer Nature.
- 1 2 Prendini, Lorenzo (2025). "All genera of the world: Order Amblypygi (Animalia: Arthropoda: Arachnida)". Megataxa. 018 (2): 392–401.
- 1 2 Moreno-González, Jairo A.; Gutierrez-Estrada, Miguel; Prendini, Lorenzo (28 June 2023). "Systematic Revision of the Whip Spider Family Paracharontidae (Arachnida: Amblypygi) with Description of a New Troglobitic Genus and Species from Colombia" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (4000): 1–36. doi:10.1206/4000.1. ISSN 0003-0082. S2CID 259275494.
- ↑ Weygoldt 2000, p. 14.
- ↑ Weygoldt 2000, p. 23.
- ↑ de Miranda, Gustavo; et al. (2024). "The Rediscovery of a Relict Unlocks the First Global Phylogeny of Whip Spiders" (PDF). Systematic Biology. 73 (3): 495–505. doi:10.1093/sysbio/syae021. PMID 38733598 – via Oxford Academic.
Sources cited
[edit]- Weygoldt, Peter (2000). Whip Spiders (Chelicerata: Amblypygi): Their Biology, Morphology and Systematics. Apollo Books. ISBN 87-88757-46-3.