Cryptomaster leviathan

Cryptomaster leviathan
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Suborder: Laniatores
Family: Cladonychiidae
Genus: Cryptomaster
Species: C. leviathan
Binomial name
Cryptomaster leviathan
Briggs, 1969

Cryptomaster leviathan is an opilionid arachnid, known from southeastern Oregon.[1] It is related to C. behemoth.[2] It was accidentally discovered by scientists.

References

  1. Starrett, James; Derkarabetian, Shahan; Richart, Casey H.; Cabrero, Allan; Hedin, Marshal (2016). "A new monster from southwest Oregon forests: Cryptomaster behemoth sp. n. (Opiliones, Laniatores, Travunioidea)". ZooKeys. 555: 11–35. doi:10.3897/zookeys.555.6274. PMC 4740820. PMID 26877685.
  2. "'Monster spider' discovered in Oregon called Cryptomaster Behemoth - BBC Newsbeat". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-01-29.


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