''Stygnomma spiniferum'' is a

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

of armoured

harvestman The Opiliones (formerly Phalangida) are an order of arachnids colloquially known as harvestmen, harvesters, harvest spiders, or daddy longlegs. , over 6,650 species of harvestmen have been discovered worldwide, although the total number of ext ...

in the

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Stygnommatidae Stygnommatidae is a small neotropical family of the harvestman infraorder Grassatores with about thirty described species. (2007): Stygnommatidae. Roewer, 1923. In: Pinto-da-Rocha ''et al.'' 2007: 229ff Description Stygnommatidae range from thre ...

. It is found in North America.

Subspecies

These three

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belong to the species ''Stygnomma spiniferum'': * ''Stygnomma spiniferum bolivari'' (Goodnight and Goodnight, 1945)^{i c g} * ''Stygnomma spiniferum spiniferum'' (Packard, 1888)^{i c g} * ''Stygnomma spiniferum tancahense'' Goodnight and Goodnight, 1951^{i c g} Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

Subspecies

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