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Abaddon despoliator

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Abaddon despoliator
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Family: Lomanellidae
Genus: Abaddon
Derkarabetian & Baker, 2021
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] who is named after the Hebrew term Abaddon.[3] It is known from south-western Western Australia.

References

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  1. ^ "Abaddon despoliator Derkarabetian, 2021". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Meet the Australian Arachnid Named After the Warmaster of Chaos". www.warhammer-community.com. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  3. ^ 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.