Cryptomaster leviathan is an opilionid arachnid known from southeastern Oregon.[1] It is named after the Leviathan of the Book of Job in the Hebrew Bible due to its large body size compared to most travunioid Laniatores.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Opiliones |
| Family: | Cryptomastridae |
| Genus: | Cryptomaster |
| Species: | C. leviathan
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| Cryptomaster leviathan Briggs, 1969
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Like its relative C. behemoth, it is found in mature coniferous or mixed coniferous and hardwood forests.[2] However, it has also been found in disturbed forests and forests with few conifers. It is often found under decaying logs and stumps and in the leaf litter of maple trees and Polystichum ferns.
References
edit- ^ 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. PMC 4740820. PMID 26877685.
- ^ "'Monster spider' discovered in Oregon called Cryptomaster Behemoth - BBC Newsbeat". BBC News. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
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