Opisthothelae
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Proper noun
Opisthothelae
- A taxonomic suborder within the order Araneae – spiders that have certain relatively modern characteristics: the absence of tergite plates on, and near-absence of ganglia in, the abdomen; the hindmost position of the spinnerets; and the presence of venom glands.
Usage notes
- Opisthothelae is a clade and was introduced as a classification relatively recently to mark a division of its members from the more primitive members of Mesothelae.
Hypernyms
- (superfamily): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Chelicerata - subphylum; Arachnida - class; Araneae - order
Hyponyms
- (suborder): Araneomorphae, Mygalomorphae (infraorders)
References
Opisthothelae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Opisthothelae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Opisthothelae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons