Cryptomaster leviathan
| Cryptomaster leviathan | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Opiliones |
| Suborder: | Laniatores |
| Family: | Cladonychiidae |
| Genus: | Cryptomaster |
| Species: | C. leviathan |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptomaster leviathan Briggs, 1969 | |
Cryptomaster leviathan is an opilionid arachnid, known from southeastern Oregon.[1] It is related to C. behemoth.[2]
References
- ↑ Starrett, James; Derkarabetian, Shahan; Richart, Casey H.; Cabrero, Allan; Hedin, Marshal (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.
- ↑ "'Monster spider' discovered in Oregon called Cryptomaster Behemoth - BBC Newsbeat". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
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