Spiders of the Netherlands
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Cladogram
Araneae
(spiders): 100 families
Opisthothelae
(6 spinnerets): 99 families
Araneomorphae
(anterior spinnerets replaced by colulus/cribellum; chelicerae diaxial; neocribellate): 84 families
Neocribellate
(): 83 families
Araneoclada
(): 81 families
Entelegynae
(labium and sternum separated; fertilization ducts): 65 families
Canoe tapetum clade
(tapetum of secondary eyes canoe-shaped): 52 families
Orbiculariae
(orb web builders): 15 families
Araneoidea
(cribellum lost; lateral eyes juxtaposed): 13 families
Derived araneoids
(): 12 families
Extentae
(legs I and II extended on web): 11 families
Reduced piriform clade
(booklung covers smooth): 10 families
Symphytognathoids
(): 4 families
Derived Symphytognathoids
(): 3 families
Mysmenidae
[unnamed]
(AME reduced or absent; female palp reduced or absent; femora spineless): 2 families