Phalangioidea is a superfamily of the
harvestman
The Opiliones (formerly Phalangida) are an order of arachnids,
colloquially known as harvestmen, harvesters, harvest spiders, or daddy longlegs (see below). , over 6,650 species of harvestmen have been discovered worldwide, although the total n ...
suborder
Eupnoi
The Eupnoi are a suborder of harvestmen, with more than 200 genera, and about 1,700 described species.
They consist of two superfamilies, the Phalangioidea with many long-legged species common to northern temperate regions, and the small group ...
with five recognized families and more than 1,500 species.
It is not to be confused with the similar spelled subfamily
Phalangodoidea, which is also a harvestman superfamily, but within the suborder
Laniatores
Laniatores is the largest suborder of the arachnid order Opiliones with over 4,200 described species worldwide. The majority of the species are highly dependent on humid environments and usually correlated with tropical and temperate forest habit ...
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Families
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Globipedidae (6 genera, 34 species)
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Neopilionidae (19 genera, 78 species)
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Phalangiidae
The Phalangiidae are a family of harvestmen with about 380 known species. The best known is ''Phalangium opilio''. ''Dicranopalpus ramosus'' is a common introduced species in Europe.
It is not to be confused with the harvestman family Phalangodi ...
(49 genera, 381 species)
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Protolophidae (1 genus ''
Protolophus'')
Banks, 1893
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Sclerosomatidae
The Sclerosomatidae are a family (taxonomy), family of Opiliones, harvestmen with about 1,300 known species. One former subfamily has been recently removed to form a new family, Globipedidae.Kury, A.B. & J.C. Cokendolpher (2020) Chapter 9. A new ...
(148 genera, 1273 species)
References
Harvestmen
Arachnid superfamilies
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