Dicranopalpus Doleschall, 1852
(fork-palped harvestmen)

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Dicranopalpus ramosus sensu lato (pre 2015)
a fork-palped harvestman
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 		Species sensu lato 49 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusDicranopalpus (fork-palped harvestmen)
FamilyPHALANGIIDAE (a family of harvestmen)
SuborderEUPNOI (a suborder of harvestmen)
OrderOPILIONES (harvestmen)
ClassARACHNIDA (mites, spiders, false scorpions, harvestmen etc.)
SubphylumCHELICERATA (a subphylum of arthropods)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
() Wijnhoven, H. & Prieto, C.E. 2015 Dicranopalpus caudatus Dresco, 1948: not a synonym of Dicranopalpus ramosus (Simon, 1909) but a valid species after all (Arachnida, Opiliones). Revista Ibérica de Aracnología No 26: 25-34.

Dicranopalpus (fork-palped harvestmen) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Dicranopalpus (fork-palped harvestmen)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Dicranopalpus (fork-palped harvestmen)
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