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1452:Trachelidae
1433:Thomisidae
1401:Synotaxidae
1396:Synaphridae
1360:Selenopidae
1351:Salticidae
1336:(including
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1281:Oecobiidae
1265:Nesticidae
1257:Mysmenidae
1231:Malkaridae
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1130:Deinopidae
1099:Corinnidae
1028:Agelenidae
1015:Entelegynae
965:Sicariidae
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911:Orsolobidae
870:Huttoniidae
846:Dysderidae
838:Drymusidae
830:Diguetidae
812:Archaeidae
755:Nemesiidae
698:Dipluridae
682:Ctenizidae
554:Chelicerata
552:Subphylum:
436:26:317-329
339:Simon, 1884
271:Description
178:Chelicerata
174:Subphylum:
1837:Categories
1500:Zoropsidae
1345:Psechridae
1289:Oxyopidae
1252:Miturgidae
1244:Mimetidae
1222:Lycosidae
1174:Hahniidae
1146:Dictynidae
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978:Telemidae
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455:PDF (14Mb)
416:2020-07-16
389:References
363:Megahexura
278:spinnerets
265:tarantulas
168:Arthropoda
1447:Toxopidae
1151:Eresidae
1120:Cybaeidae
1107:Ctenidae
724:Idiopidae
666:Atypidae
616:Suborder
574:Suborder
560:Arachnida
540:Kingdom:
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221:Atypoidea
188:Arachnida
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148:Eukaryota
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1467:Udubidae
1325:Pimoidae
1138:Desidae
1076:Arkyidae
1053:Anapidae
747:Migidae
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542:Animalia
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459:Abstract
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377:See also
314:— Brazil
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527:Extant
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1744:257449
1731:959715
1718:230231
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1575:Q10630
335:Hexura
284:Genera
254:family
238:, 1882
1788:This
1687:IRMNG
1679:57320
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215:Clade
1794:stub
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1700:ITIS
1666:9558
1661:GBIF
1534:Bold
481:1326
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1648:EoL
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