Pholcus
| 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 | |
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P. nagasakiensis | |
| Diversity | |
| c. 120 species | |
The spider genus Pholcus contains the cellar spider P. phalangioides, often called the "daddy longlegs".
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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