Gonyleptoidea
| Gonyleptoidea | |
|---|---|
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| Metagonyleptes calcar (Gonyleptidae) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Opiliones |
| Suborder: | Laniatores |
| Infraorder: | Grassatores |
| Superfamily: | Gonyleptoidea Sundevall, 1833 |
Gonyleptoidea is the most diverse superfamily of the Grassatores. It includes around 2,500 species distributed in the tropics. 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]
Families
- Agoristenidae Šilhavý, 1973
- Cosmetidae Koch, 1839
- Cranaidae Roewer, 1913
- Gonyleptidae Sundevall, 1833
- Manaosbiidae Roewer, 1943
- Stygnidae Simon, 1879
The following families were transferred to superfamily Assamioidea:
- Assamiidae Sørensen, 1884
- Stygnopsidae Sørensen, 1932
References
- ↑ Glauco Machado (2007). "Maternal or paternal egg guarding? Revisiting parental care in triaenonychid harvestmen (Opiliones)" (PDF). Journal of Arachnology 35 (1): 202–204. doi:10.1636/SH06-14.1.