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Opilioacarus

Arachnida - Parasitiformes - Opilioacaridae

Taxonomy
Opilioacarus was named by With (1902). It is extant. It is the type genus of Opilioacaridae, Opilioacaroidea.

It was assigned to Opilioacaridae by Dunlop et al. (2010), Dunlop et al. (2013).

Species
O. aenigmus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Opilioacarus With
2010Opilioacarus Dunlop et al.
2013Opilioacarus Dunlop et al. p. 58

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
—EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
RankNameAuthor
—Prosomapoda
—Planaterga
—Dekatriata
—SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
classArachnidaLamarck 1801
orderParasitiformes(Reuter 1909)
suborderOpilioacarida(Zachvatkin 1952)
superfamilyOpilioacaroideaVitzthum 1931
familyOpilioacaridaeVitzthum 1932
genusOpilioacarusWith 1902

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Opilioacarus With 1902
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†Opilioacarus aenigmus Dunlop et al. 2010
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available