Dromopoda
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Dromopoda is a subclass
of the arachnids, including the Opiliones
(harvestmen), Scorpion
s, Pseudoscorpion
s and Solifugae
("camel spiders"). The latter three are sometimes grouped as Novogenuata. However, morphological analysis showed the Dromopoda to be monophylic only when fossils were not taken into account.
Class (biology)
In biological classification, class is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, order, family, genus, and species, with class fitting between phylum and order...
of the arachnids, including the Opiliones
Opiliones
Opiliones are an order of arachnids commonly known as harvestmen. , over 6,400 species of harvestmen have been discovered worldwide, although the real number of extant species may exceed 10,000. The order Opiliones can be divided into four suborders: Cyphophthalmi, Eupnoi, Dyspnoi and Laniatores...
(harvestmen), Scorpion
Scorpion
Scorpions are predatory arthropod animals of the order Scorpiones within the class Arachnida. They have eight legs and are easily recognized by the pair of grasping claws and the narrow, segmented tail, often carried in a characteristic forward curve over the back, ending with a venomous stinger...
s, Pseudoscorpion
Pseudoscorpion
A pseudoscorpion, , is an arachnid belonging to the order Pseudoscorpionida, also known as Pseudoscorpiones or Chelonethida....
s and Solifugae
Solifugae
Solifugae are an order of Arachnida, known as camel spiders, wind scorpions and sun spiders or solifuges, comprising more than 1,000 described species in about 153 genera...
("camel spiders"). The latter three are sometimes grouped as Novogenuata. However, morphological analysis showed the Dromopoda to be monophylic only when fossils were not taken into account.