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Samooidea
Superfamily of harvestmen/daddy longlegs / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Samooidea | |
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Pellobunus insularis | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Opiliones |
Infraorder: | Grassatores |
Superfamily: | Samooidea Sørensen, 1886 |
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The Samooidea are closely related to Zalmoxoidea, although the exact relationships are not yet understood.[2]