Cryptocheiridium is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the Cheiridiidae family. It was described in 1931 by American arachnologist Joseph Conrad Chamberlin.[1][2][3]

Cryptocheiridium
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Cheiridiidae
Genus: Cryptocheiridium
Chamberlin, 1931[1]
Type species
Cheiridium subtropicum
Tullgren, 1907

Species

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The genus contains the following species:[2]

Fossil species

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References

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  1. ^ a b Chamberlin, JC (1931). "The arachnid order Chelonethida". Stanford University Publications, Biological Sciences. 7: 1–284 [238].
  2. ^ a b "Cryptocheiridium Chamberlin, 1931". World Arachnida Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  3. ^ "Genus Cryptocheiridium Chamberlin, 1931". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-11-22.