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