Phalangioidea

Phalangioidea is a superfamily of the harvestman suborder Eupnoi with five recognized families and more than 1,500 species.^[1][2]

Phalangioidea
Male Phalangium opilio
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Opiliones
Suborder:	Eupnoi
Superfamily:	Phalangioidea Latrelle, 1802
Families
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It is not to be confused with the similar spelled subfamily Phalangodoidea, which is also a harvestman superfamily, but within the suborder Laniatores.

Families

• Globipedidae (6 genera, 34 species)
• Neopilionidae (19 genera, 78 species)
• Phalangiidae (49 genera, 381 species)
• Protolophidae (1 genus Protolophus) Banks, 1893
• Sclerosomatidae (148 genera, 1273 species)