Cryptomaster

Cryptomaster
Cryptomaster leviathan
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Opiliones
Infraorder:	Insidiatores
Superfamily:	Travunioidea
Family:	Cryptomastridae
Genus:	Cryptomaster Briggs, 1969

Cryptomaster leviathan

Cryptomaster is a genus of armoured harvestmen in the family Cryptomastridae. There are two described species in Cryptomaster, both found in Oregon. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Species

These two species belong to the genus Cryptomaster:

• Cryptomaster behemoth Starrett & Derkarabetian, 2016
• Cryptomaster leviathan Briggs, 1969

References

1. "Cryptomaster". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
2. "Cryptomaster genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
3. Derkarabetian, Shahan; Starrett, James; Tsurusaki, Nobuo; Ubick, Darrell; et al. (2018). "A stable phylogenomic classification of Travunioidea (Arachnida, Opiliones, Laniatores) based on sequence capture of ultraconserved elements". ZooKeys (760): 1–36. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.760.24937 . PMC   5986891 . PMID   29872361.

Further reading

• Derkarabetian, Shahan; Steinmann, David B.; Hedin, Marshal (2010). "Repeated and time-correlated morphological convergence in cave-dwelling harvestmen (Opiliones, Laniatores) from montane western North America". PLOS ONE. 5 (5): e10388. Bibcode:2010PLoSO...510388D. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0010388 . PMC   2866537 . PMID   20479884.
• Kury, Adriano B.; Mendes, Amanda Cruz; Souza, Daniele R. (2014). "World Checklist of Opiliones species (Arachnida). Part 1: Laniatores - Travunioidea and Triaenonychoidea". Biodiversity Data Journal (2) e4094. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.2.e4094 . PMC   4238074 . PMID   25425936.
• Starrett, J.; Derkarabetian, S.; Richart, C. H.; Cabrero, A.; et al. (2016). "A new monster from southwest Oregon forests: Cryptomaster behemoth sp. n. (Opiliones, Laniatores, Travunioidea)". ZooKeys (555): 11–35. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.555.6274 . PMC   4740820 . PMID   26877685.

• "'Monster spider' discovered in Oregon called Cryptomaster Behemoth - BBC Newsbeat". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-01-29.