THOMISIDAE
(crab spiders)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Misumena vatia
a crab spider
Female (Click to open)
 		Species 33 images
Ozyptila
a genus of crab spiders
Female (Click to open)
 		Genus 1 subtaxa 9 images
Thomisus onustus
a crab spider
Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)
 		Species 7 images
Xysticus
a genus of crab spiders
(Click to open)
 		Genus 2 subtaxa 7 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyTHOMISIDAE (crab spiders)
OrderARANEAE (spiders)
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)

THOMISIDAE (crab spiders) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for THOMISIDAE (crab spiders)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for THOMISIDAE (crab spiders)
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