Reductoonops is a genus of spiders in the family Oonopidae. It was first described in 2014 by Platnick & Berniker. All four posterior eyes have been lost in this genus, with most species having only two eyes.[2]As of 2017, it contains 34 species.[1]

Reductoonops
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Oonopidae
Genus: Reductoonops
Berniker[1]
Type species
Reductoonops yasuni
Species

34, see text

Species

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Reductoonops comprises the following species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Oonopidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
  2. ^ Platnick, Norman I.; Berniker, Lily (27 August 2014). "The Neotropical Goblin Spiders of the New Genus Reductoonops (Araneae, Oonopidae)". American Museum Novitates. 3811 (3811): 1–75. doi:10.1206/3811.1.