Leiobunum
| Leiobunum Temporal range:
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|---|---|
| female L. rotundum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Opiliones |
| Family: | Sclerosomatidae |
| Genus: | Leiobunum C. L. Koch, 1839 |
| Type species | |
| Phalangium rotundum Latreille, 1798
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| Species | |
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See text. | |
| Diversity | |
| c. 120 species | |
Leiobunum is a genus of the harvestman family Sclerosomatidae with more than 100 described species. Contrary to popular belief, they are not spiders, although they share a resemblance. They are arachnids, in the order Opiliones, harvestmen. Species in Leiobunum tend to have relatively long legs compared with other harvestmen, and some species are gregarious.