Global InformationGiant Laotian harvestman information
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| Giant Laotian harvestman | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Arthropoda
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| Class: | Arachnida
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| Order: | Opiliones
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| Family: | Sclerosomatidae
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| Genus: | Possibly Gagrella
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The giant Laotian harvestman is the unofficial name for an as-yet undescribed species of Opiliones belonging to the family Sclerosomatidae. The species was discovered in April 2012 near a cave in the southern province of Khammouan, by Dr. Peter Jäger of the Senckenberg Research Institute in Frankfurt, Germany, whilst shooting a television documentary about the wildlife of Laos.