| Pholcus | |
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| Pholcus phalangioides | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Pholcidae |
| Genus: | Pholcus Walckenaer, 1805 |
| Species | |
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P. nagasakiensis | |
| Diversity | |
| 375 species | |
Pholcus is a genus of spiders of long-bodied cellar spider and allies in the family Pholcidae, with 375 described species as of January 2023.[1]
It includes the cellar spider P. phalangioides, often called the "daddy longlegs".[2] This may cause confusion because the name "daddy longlegs" is also applied to two other unrelated arthropods: the harvestman and the crane fly.
- ^ "Gen. Pholcus Walckenaer, 1805". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Species Pholcus phalangioides - Longbodied Cellar Spider". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2022-09-16.