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Pholcidae

family of arachnids
Taxon taxon Q10995
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Pholcidae

Summary

Pholcidae is a taxon[1]. Pholcidae ranks in the top 0.21% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,218 views/month, #411 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pholcidae's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Pholcidae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Pholcidae belongs to the parent taxon Pholcoidea[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Pholcidae is Pholcidae[6].
  • Pholcidae's Commons category is recorded as Pholcidae[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Pholcidae is Pholcus[8].
  • Pholcidae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pholcidae[9].
  • Pholcidae's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[10].
  • Pholcidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Daddy long-legs spider'}[11].
  • Pholcidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Vaaksiaishämähäkit'}[12].
  • Pholcidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ユウレイグモ科'}[13].
  • Pholcidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '유령거미과'}[14].
  • Pholcidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Пауки-сенокосцы / Пауки-долгоножки'}[15].
  • Pholcidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Zitterspinnen'}[16].
  • Pholcidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Trilspinnen'}[17].
  • Pholcidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Dallerspindlar'}[18].
  • Pholcidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'třesavkovití'}[19].
  • Pholcidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'Trasavkovité'}[20].
  • Pholcidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'lv', 'text': 'Virpūnėliai'}[21].
  • Pholcidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'Álkaszáspókfélék'}[22].
  • Pholcidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Fòlcid'}[23].
  • Pholcidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'langbeinedderkopper'}[24].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Pholcidae is Pholcidae[6]. Pholcidae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Pholcidae belongs to the parent taxon Pholcoidea[5]. The taxonomic type of Pholcidae is Pholcus[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Daddy long-legs spider'}[11], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Vaaksiaishämähäkit'}[12], {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ユウレイグモ科'}[13], {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '유령거미과'}[14], {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Пауки-сенокосцы / Пауки-долгоножки'}[15], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Zitterspinnen'}[16].

Identifiers

Pholcidae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 47823[25]. Pholcidae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 6930[26]. Pholcidae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 194[27]. Pholcidae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5638[28]. Pholcidae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 847751[29].

Why It Matters

Pholcidae ranks in the top 0.21% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,218 views/month, #411 of 195,241).[2] Pholcidae has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Pholcidae is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [26] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [27] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [28] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Pholcidae
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