Abaddon (harvestman)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Abaddon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Family: Lomanellidae
Genus: Abaddon
Species:
A. despoliator
Binomial name
Abaddon despoliator
Derkarabetian, 2021

Abaddon is a genus of harvestman in the family Lomanellidae. It contains the single species Abaddon despoliator.[1] The species was named after a Warhammer 40,000 character called "Abaddon the Despoiler".[2] It is known from south-western Western Australia.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Abaddon despoliator Derkarabetian, 2021". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  2. ^ Derkarabetian, S.; Baker, C.M.; Hedin, M.; Prieto, C.E.; Giribet, G. (2021). "Phylogenomic re-evaluation of Triaenonychoidea (Opiliones: Laniatores), and systematics of Triaenonychidae, including new families, genera and species". Invertebrate Systematics. 35 (2): 133–157. doi:10.1071/IS20047.