Pentanychidae
| Pentanychidae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Opiliones |
| Suborder: | Laniatores |
| Superfamily: | Travunioidea |
| Family: |
Pentanychidae Briggs, 1971 |
| Species | |
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| Diversity | |
| 2 genera, 6 species | |
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The Pentanychidae are a small family of harvestman with about six described species, within the suborder Laniatores.
Pentanychidae range in length from about two to three millimeters. They are yellow to orange, with various degrees of black pigmentation.
These harvestmen are found in the Pacific northwest of the United States, from middle Washington to southwestern Oregon.
The relationships of this family to others, or even if it deserves family status, are not yet clear.
The name of the type genus Pentanychus is derived from Ancient Greek. It refers to five branches of claws on the two latter pairs of legs.
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