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References
- ↑ "Podoctidae". Kury, A. et al. (2023). WCO-Lite: World Catalogue of Opiliones. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ↑ "Podoctidae". Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog (Archive version. October 2014). Retrieved 2024-07-10.