Arthropods with a two-part body (a fused head-thorax and an abdomen), four pairs of walking legs, and no antennae or wings. Arachnida includes spiders, scorpions, ticks and mites, nearly all of them predatory or parasitic.
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Member Species/Taxa CountApproximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized. Taxonomic Rank Scientific Name Classification
Living or Extinct Connections
Child Taxon Of
Parent Taxon Of
Source Wikidata: Solifugae
Source Wikidata: Opiliones
Source Wikidata: Pseudoscorpiones
Source Wikidata: Amblypygi
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ1358, descriptionView the Source 2. Catalogue of Life
Wikidata: Arachnida
Wikidata: Solifugae
Parent Taxon Of: Camel Spider, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q1358 (Arachnida)View the Source Wikidata: Opiliones
Parent Taxon Of: Harvestman, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q1358 (Arachnida)View the Source Wikidata: Amblypygi
Parent Taxon Of: Whip Spider, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q1358 (Arachnida)View the Source Wikidata: Uropygi
Parent Taxon Of: Short-tailed Whipscorpion, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q1358 (Arachnida)View the Source Wikidata: Pseudoscorpiones
Parent Taxon Of: Pseudoscorpion, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q1358 (Arachnida)View the Source Mite - Wikipedia
Parent Taxon Of: Mite, TaxoboxQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Mite, Taxobox
Wikipedia taxobox field: parent = Arachnida
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