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Taxon: Order Opiliones Sundevall, 1833 - harvestmen (arachnid)
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Etymology

Derived name: †Hamoderces opilionoides Wunderlich, 2020 Ref: J. Wunderlich, 2020: 113 ("refers to the very long legs which are similar to certain members of the Opiliones."). [new]

Types

Type: Opilio (Genus) Herbst, 1798 Ref: A.B. Kury, 2018: 12. [inferred]

Variants

Former unranked name: Opiliones ([unranked]) Sundevall, 1833

Synonyms

Synonymous name: Phalangida (Order) Bristowe, 1949 Ref: T.I. Storer et al., 1979
Synonymous name (objective): Phalangiida (Order)
Including: †Kustarachnida (Order) Petrunkevitch, 1913
Including: Palpatores (Suborder) Latreille, 1802

Vernacular Names (Dutch)

Full name: hooiwagenachtigen
: bastaardspinnen

Vernacular Names (English)

Full name: harvestmen Ref: J.A. Coddington et al., 2004: 306.
: daddy longlegs Ref: J.A. Coddington et al., 2004: 306.
: daddy long-legs
: shepherd spiders Ref: J.A. Coddington et al., 2004: 306.
: harvest spiders Ref: J.A. Coddington et al., 2004: 306.
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