Chedimanops | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Palpimanidae |
Genus: | Chedimanops Marusik [1] |
Type species | |
Chedimanops eskovi | |
Species | |
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