Pettalidae
Also known as: Pettalid Harvestmen
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Arachnida |
| Order | Opiliones |
| Family | Pettalidae |
| Published in | Shear, W.A. (1980b) A review of the Cyphophthalmi of the United States and Mexico, with a proposed reclassification of the suborder (Arachnida, Opiliones). American Museum Novitates 2705, 1–34. |
| Genera | 12 |
| Species records held | 81 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 231 |
| GBIF key | 2827 |
Genera in Pettalidae
- Austropurcellia — 25 species: Austropurcellia absens, Austropurcellia acuta, Austropurcellia alata, Austropurcellia arcticosa, Austropurcellia barbata, Austropurcellia cadens, Austropurcellia capricornia, Austropurcellia clousei
- Rakaia — 18 species: Rakaia antipodiana, Rakaia australis, Rakaia collaris, Rakaia digitata, Rakaia dorothea, Rakaia florensis, Rakaia insula, Rakaia isolata
- Parapurcellia — 11 species: Parapurcellia amatola, Parapurcellia convexa, Parapurcellia fissa, Parapurcellia minuta, Parapurcellia monticola, Parapurcellia natalia, Parapurcellia peregrinator, Parapurcellia rumpiana
- Aoraki — 10 species: Aoraki calcarobtusa, Aoraki crypta, Aoraki denticulata, Aoraki granulosa, Aoraki healyi, Aoraki inerma, Aoraki longitarsa, Aoraki stephenensis
- Purcellia — 5 species: Purcellia argasiformis, Purcellia griswoldi, Purcellia illustrans, Purcellia lawrencei, Purcellia leleupi
- Pettalus — 4 species: Pettalus brevicauda, Pettalus cimiciformis, Pettalus lampetides, Pettalus thwaitesi
- Chileogovea — 2 species: Chileogovea jocasta, Chileogovea oedipus
- Karripurcellia — 2 species: Karripurcellia peckorum, Karripurcellia sierwaldae
- Ankaratra — 1 species: Ankaratra franzi
- Archaeopurcellia — 1 species: Archaeopurcellia eureka
- Manangotria — 1 species: Manangotria taolanaro
- Neopurcellia — 1 species: Neopurcellia salmoni
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.