Phalangioidea
| Phalangioidea | |
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| Male Phalangium opilio | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Opiliones |
| Suborder: | Eupnoi |
| Superfamily: | Phalangioidea Latrelle, 1802 |
| Families | |
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Phalangioidea is a superfamily of the harvestman suborder Eupnoi with five recognized families and more than 1,500 species.[1][2]
It is not to be confused with the similar spelled subfamily Phalangodoidea, which is also a harvestman superfamily, but within the suborder Laniatores.
Families
[edit]- Globipedidae (6 genera, 34 species)
- Neopilionidae (19 genera, 78 species)
- Phalangiidae (49 genera, 381 species)
- Protolophidae (1 genus Protolophus) Banks, 1893
- Sclerosomatidae (148 genera, 1273 species)
References
[edit]- ↑ "Superfamily Phalangioidea". Bug Guide. Iowa State University. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ↑ "Phalangioidea Latrelle, 1802". Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
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