Leiobunum nigropalpi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Opiliones |
Family: | Sclerosomatidae |
Genus: | Leiobunum |
Species: | L. nigropalpi |
Binomial name | |
Leiobunum nigropalpi (Wood, 1868) | |
Leiobunum nigropalpi is a species of harvestman in the family Sclerosomatidae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is found in North America. [1] [5]
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Leiobunum is a genus of the harvestman family Sclerosomatidae with more than a hundred described species. Contrary to popular belief, they are not spiders, although they share a resemblance. They are arachnids, in the order Opiliones, harvestmen. Species in Leiobunum tend to have relatively long legs compared with other harvestmen, and some species are gregarious.
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Leiobunum aldrichi is a species of harvestman in the family Sclerosomatidae. It is found in North America.
Leiobunum calcar is a species of harvestman in the family Sclerosomatidae. It is found in North America.
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