Opisthothelae

Translingual

Araneus diadematus

Etymology

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Proper noun

Opisthothelae

1. A taxonomic suborder within the order Araneae – spiders that have certain relatively recently evolved 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
• Category:Opisthothelae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons