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Anisacanthidae

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Anisacanthidae
Parectatosoma sp.
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea
Superfamily: Bacilloidea
Family: Anisacanthidae
Günther, 1953

Anisacanthidae is a family of stick insects in the superfamily Bacilloidea. There are at least 30 described species in Anisacanthidae, all from Madagascar.[1][2][3]

Genera

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The Phasmida Species File includes 3 subfamilies:[1]

Anisacanthinae

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Monotypic subfamily: all in tribe Anisacanthini Günther, 1953

  1. Anisacantha Redtenbacher, 1906
  2. Paranisacantha Cliquennois, 2008
  3. Parectatosoma Wood-Mason, 1879
  4. Somacantha Cliquennois, 2008

Leiophasmatinae

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Unidentified Leiophasma male

Auth. Cliquennois, 2008

  1. Adelophasma Cliquennois, 2018
  2. Amphiphasma Cliquennois, 2008
  3. Leiophasma Uvarov, 1940

Xerantherinae

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Auth. Cliquennois, 2008

  1. Archantherix Cliquennois, 2008
  2. Cenantherix Cliquennois, 2008
  3. Parorobia Chopard, 1952
  4. Xerantherix Brancsik, 1893

References

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  1. ^ a b Phasmida Species File (Version 5.0/5.0; retrieved 15 March 2024)
  2. ^ "Browse Anisacanthidae". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  3. ^ "Anisacanthidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-29.

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