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    Phalangium is a genus of harvestmen that occur mostly in the Old World. The best known species is Phalangium opilio , which is so common in many temperate regions that it is simply called "harvestman".

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    Harvestmen have exceptionally long walking legs compared to their bodies, although there are also some short-legged species. In harvestmen, the two main body sections (the abdomen and cephalothorax) meet at a wide point, so that they appear to be one oval structure. In more advanced species of harvestmen, the first five segments of the abdomen are ...

    Pinto-da-Rocha R. Machado G. & Giribet G. eds. 2007. Harvestmen – the biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press ISBN 0-674-02343-9
    Pinto-da-Rocha R. & Kury A.B. 2003. Third species of Guasiniidae (Opiliones, Laniatores) with comments on familial relationships. Journal of Arachnology 31: 394-399. PDF Archived 2016-03-28 at the...
    Shultz, Jeffrey W. 1998. Phylogeny of Opiliones (Arachnida): an assessment of the "Cyphopalpatores" concept. Journal of Arachnology 26: 257-272. PDF Archived 2008-12-16 at the Wayback Machine
    University of Aberdeen: The Rhynie Chert Harvestmen(fossils)
    National Museum page Classification of Opiliones Archived 2020-11-12 at the Wayback MachineA synoptic taxonomic arrangement of the order Opiliones, down to family-group level, including some photos...
  2. pha· lan· gi· um. fəˈlanjēəm, fāˈ-. 1. plural phalangia. -jēə. , obsolete : a venomous spider. 2. capitalized : a genus (the type of the family the Phalangiidae) of harvestmen.

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  4. Feb 24, 2023 · Noun [ edit] phalangium n (genitive phalangiī or phalangī); second declension. A kind of venomous spider. Declension [ edit] Second-declension noun (neuter). 1 Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age). References [ edit] “ phalangium ”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press.

  5. Noun. 1. Phalangium - type genus of the family Phalangiidae. genus Phalangium. arthropod genus - a genus of arthropods. family Phalangiidae, Phalangiidae - a family of Phalangida. harvestman, Phalangium opilio, daddy longlegs - spiderlike arachnid with a small rounded body and very long thin legs.

  6. Factsheet. What does the noun phalangium mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun phalangium. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. phalangium has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. invertebrates (mid 1500s) horticulture (early 1600s) plants (early 1600s) See meaning & use.