Samooidea
Samooidea is a large superfamily in the Grassatores group of harvestmen. It includes around 380 species distributed throughout the tropics. They are characterized by the complex male genitalia, with eversible complementary sclerites.
| Samooidea | |
|---|---|
| Pellobunus insularis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Opiliones |
| Infraorder: | Grassatores |
| Superfamily: | Samooidea Sørensen, 1886 |
| Families | |
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The Samooidea are closely related to Zalmoxoidea, although the exact relationships are not yet understood.
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