Name: Phalangida; Harvestmen; Daddy longlegs; Granddaddy longlegs.
Zoology: 6500 species.
Suborders: Cyphophthalmi, Eupnoi, Dyspnoi, and Laniatores.
TaxonomyThe phylogenetic position within
Arachnida is disputed: their closest relatives may be the mites (
Acari) or the Novogenuata (the
Scorpiones,
Pseudoscorpiones and
Solifugae); superficially similar to spiders,
Araneae.
ZoologyFused body; single pair of eyes in the middle of their cephalothorax.