Biology:Samooidea

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Short description: Superfamily of harvestmen/daddy longlegs

Samooidea
Opiliones, Laniatores, F. Samoidae, Pellobunus insularis, female (2532168387).jpg
Pellobunus insularis
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Infraorder: Grassatores
Superfamily: Samooidea
Sørensen, 1886
Families

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Samooidea is a large superfamily in the Grassatores group of harvestmen. It includes around 380 species distributed throughout the tropics.[1] They are characterized by the complex male genitalia, with eversible complementary sclerites.[1]

The Samooidea are closely related to Zalmoxoidea, although the exact relationships are not yet understood.[2]

Families included

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Adriano B. Kury (2003). "Annotated catalogue of the Laniatores of the New World (Arachnida, Opiliones)". Revista Ibérica de Aracnología especial monográfico 1: 1–337. 
  2. Abel Pérez Gonzales & Adriano B. Kury (2007). "Taxonomy". in Ricardo Pinto-da-Rocha, Glauco Machado & Gonzalo Giribet. Harvestmen - The Biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press. pp. 88–246. ISBN 978-0-674-02343-7. 

Wikidata ☰ Q678959 entry