Biology:Gonyleptoidea

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Short description: Superfamily of harvestmen/daddy longlegs

Gonyleptoidea
Metagonyleptes calcar - 01.jpg
Metagonyleptes calcar (Gonyleptidae)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Infraorder: Grassatores
Superfamily: Gonyleptoidea
Sundevall, 1833

Gonyleptoidea is the most diverse superfamily of the Grassatores. It includes around 2,500 species distributed in the Neotropics. They are characterized by the simplified male genitalia, with the glans free subapical in the truncus.

Gonyleptoidea is the only group of harvestmen to show maternal care of offspring.[1]

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External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5582129 entry