Pholcus

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Pholcus
P. phalangioides
P. phalangioides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Pholcidae
Genus: Pholcus
Walckenaer, 1805
Diversity
120 species
Species

P. phalangioides
P. opilionides
 many more

The spider genus Pholcus contains the Daddy long-legs spider P. phalangioides.

Confusion often arises because the name "Daddy longlegs" is also applied to two other unrelated arthropods: the Harvestman and the Crane Fly.

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