Protolophidae is a family of harvestmen in the order Opiliones. There is at least one genus, Protolophus, and about six described species in Protolophidae found in Western North America.[1][2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Opiliones |
| Superfamily: | Phalangioidea |
| Family: | Protolophidae Banks, 1893 |
ITIS Taxonomic note:[2]
- While Protolophidae has been nested within Sclerosomatidae by some workers, it has been traditionally recognized as a separate family (Giribet et al., 2010); although a recent treatment (Kury in Zhang, 2013) does not recognize the family Protolophidae, others do (Hedin et al., 2012; Kury website 'Classification of Opiliones' (2014)).[2][4]
References
edit- ^ "Protolophidae Family Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
- ^ a b c "Protolophidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
- ^ "Browse Protolophidae". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
- ^ Kury, A.B. (2014). "Classification of Opiliones". National Museum of Brazil. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
Further reading
edit- Capinera, John L., ed. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. ISBN 978-1402062421.
- Jackman, John A. (2002). A Field Guide to Spiders and Scorpions of Texas. Gulf Publishing.
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