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Pseudocellus

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Pseudocellus
Pseudocellus bifer male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Ricinulei
Family: Ricinoididae
Genus: Pseudocellus
Platnick, 1980
Type species
Cryptocellus dorotheae
Gertsch & Mulaik, 1939
Species

41, see text

Pseudocellus is an arachnid genus in the order Ricinulei, first described by Norman Platnick in 1980. It is native to the Neotropics.[1]

Species

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As of October 2022 it contains forty-one species:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Platnick, Norman (1980). "On the phylogeny of Ricinulei". In Gruber, Jürgen (ed.). Verhandlungen 8. Internationaler Arachnologen-Kongress abgehalten an der Universität für Bodenkultur, Wien. Vienna: H. Egermann. pp. 349–353.
  2. ^ "Genus: Pseudocellus Platnick, 1980". World Ricinulei Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
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