Cryptomaster leviathan

Species of harvestman/daddy longlegs

Cryptomaster leviathan

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Subphylum:  | Chelicerata
Class:  | Arachnida
Order:  | Opiliones
Family:  | Cryptomastridae
Genus:  | Cryptomaster
Species:  |

C. leviathan

Binomial name
Cryptomaster leviathan

Briggs, 1969

Cryptomaster leviathan is an opilionid arachnid known from southeastern Oregon.[1] It is named after the Leviathan of the Book of Job in the Hebrew Bible due to its large body size compared to most travunioid Laniatores.

Like its relative C. behemoth, it is found in mature coniferous or mixed coniferous and hardwood forests.[2] However, it has also been found in disturbed forests and forests with few conifers. It is often found under decaying logs and stumps and in the leaf litter of maple trees and Polystichum ferns.

## References

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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 News. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 2016-01-29.

Taxon identifiers

Cryptomaster leviathan|

* Wikidata: Q1854896
* Wikispecies: Cryptomaster leviathan
* BioLib: 1043221
* BugGuide: 1241883
* CoL: 7SRXB
* GBIF: 6909030
* iNaturalist: 526488
* IRMNG: 11618942
* ITIS: 1012915
* NCBI: 765808
* Open Tree of Life: 190965

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